Mortgages without the overpaying
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- $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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9 out of 10 homebuyers overpay for their mortgage.
We analyzed 3.2 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 borrowers did not use Bankrate. We exist to save you money.
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$3k+
In avoidable annual costs for the typical borrower
$78k
In excess costs over the life of the loan
$65B
Drained annually from U.S. households by above-market rates
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