Question

A borrower made a mortgage loan 7 years ago for $160,000 at 10.25% interest for 30 years. The loan balance is now $151,806.62 and rates for this amount are currently 9.0% for 23 years. Origination fees and closing costs are $4,500 and closing costs are not financed by the lender. What is the effective cost of refinancing?

A) 9.00%

B) 10.85%

C) 15.32%

D) 9.39%

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