Mortgages without the overpaying
On Bankrate, lenders compete for your loan. Every offer is generated by 100+ mortgage lenders bidding for your business in real time — so whether you’re buying, refinancing, or tapping your equity, you see the rate the market actually offers.
- $73k
Average saved by Bankrate mortgage users over 30 years.
- 600+
Banks and credit unions surveyed annually.
- 99.7%
Bankrate offers beat 99.7% of banks and credit unions
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Find out what your monthly payment will actually look like.
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See what you’re paying now versus what you’ll owe later.
Debt-to-income ratio calculator
Compare what you owe each month to what you earn.
Mortgage refinance calculator
See whether refinancing would save you money.
9 out of 10 homebuyers overpay for their mortgage.
We analyzed 2.8 million mortgage originations — the largest independent study of its kind. The typical borrower overpays by $3,363 a year, not because better rates don’t exist, but because lenders have no reason to offer them unless they have to compete. Bankrate exists to change that.
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$4k+
In avoidable annual costs for the typical borrower
$78k
In excess costs over the life of the loan
$65B
Drained from U.S. households by above-market rates
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