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What is your Risk Tolerance? What are your Preferences? Recommended Products and Mortgage Terms
Low
  • Fixed payments for a set period of time
  • Conservative
  • Budget conscious
  • May not take advantage of prepayment privileges
  • No rate or payment fluctuations
  • Usually a first time homebuyer OR in the first third of your mortgage amortization (i.e. 1-10 years)
  • Have a minimum of 5% downpayment
  • Long Terms (3 - 10 years)
  • Fixed rates/payments
  • Closed mortgages
Medium
  • Fixed payments for a set period of time
  • Somewhat conservative
  • Will probably exercise prepayment privileges
  • Prefer a shorter term (i.e. market/ rate awareness)
  • No rate or payment fluctuations
  • Probably in the middle of your mortgage (i.e. 7-15 years)
  • Have some equity in your home (i.e. greater than 15%)
  • Short Terms ( 1 - 3 years)
  • Fixed rates/payments
  • Closed mortgages
High
  • High risk tolerance
  • Watch market trends
  • Want flexibility and options, i.e., option to pay down mortgage at any time, without penalty
  • Rate fluctuations
  • Payment fluctuations
  • Know how to capitalize on payment privileges
  • Have equity in your home - greater than 25%
  • Short, open terms (6 - 12 months)
  • Variable rate mortgages
  • Fully open
  • Products related to Bank Prime