As we all know, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) requires covered employers to provide eligible employees with 12 weeks of unpaid leave during a 12-month period. Employers are allowed to define the 12-month period any way they wish â much like they are entitled to define the seven-day period that comprises a workweek [â¦]
In addition to this processing fee lenders also charge a fee to fax the payoff letter to you. Once again the fee can range from $5 to $60. Once you payoff your loan, the release of the mortgage must be filed.
So if a borrower has a mortgage rate of 6.5% on a $500,000 loan amount, their interest-only payment comes out to $2708.33 per month. Multiply that by six months, take 80% of the total, and you end up with a hefty prepayment penalty of $13,000. An example of a prepayment penalty: