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Don't Wait! Buy a Home Now, Lower Your Rate Later

Have you been putting off buying a home, hoping that mortgage rates will drop? With our easy No-Refi Rate Drop option, you can buy your home now, and if rates drop later for eligible mortgages, you could lower your rate without refinancing for a $250 fee.Footnote [1]

Take Your Rate From Good to Great

If our mortgage rates drop and you've made at least 6 monthly payments, you could lower your rate without refinancing—saving you on closing costs and lowering your monthly payment.Footnote [1] This is not a refinance loan but is a special option for qualifying members who have a Navy Federal Homebuyers Choice, Military Choice or jumbo fixed-rate loan.

Get These Unheard-of Benefits When You Lower Your Rate


How to Get Your New, Lower Mortgage Rate

STEP 1: Give Us a Call

If you've had your eligible mortgage with us for at least 6 consecutive on-time monthly payments and you're seeing mortgage rates going down, give us a call at 1-703-255-8665, Option 1, to see if you qualify and to get your eligible reduced rate.

STEP 2: Ask for Our No-Refi Rate Drop

If you're eligible for the No-Refi Rate Drop, we'll send you an agreement to sign within 5 business days. 

STEP 3: Sign and Return Your Agreement With the $250 Fee

The agreement can be provided to you via eMessage or overnight delivery. The signed agreement must be sent back to us within 10 business days via Express Mail with the paid label we'll provide. Include a check for the $250 fee, or we can deduct it from your Navy Federal account.

STEP 4: That's It! Your New Lower Rate Will Take Effect in 30–60 Days

You're guaranteed to get the rate that is current on the day you call in, even if rates go up while we process your paperwork. 


Mortgage Rate Reduction FAQs

No. The length of your loan will stay the same,  and you'll keep the same amortization schedule.

Navy Federal Homebuyers Choice, Military Choice and fixed-rate jumbo loans are eligible. Adjustable-rate mortgages, VA loans and regular conventional loans are not.

Members who have had their Homebuyers Choice, Military Choice or jumbo fixed-rate mortgage and have made at least 6 consecutive on-time monthly payments could be eligible. Contact us at 1-703-255-8665, Option 1, to check your eligibility.

Yes. If rates drop, you can lower your rate multiple times during the life of your loan as long as you're eligible and pay the $250 fee. 

No. You're guaranteed to get the rate that is current on the day you call us to begin the process—even if mortgage rates go up nationally.

The rates published on Navy Federal’s website and other marketing materials are “as low as” rates and typically reflect origination and discount points. Any origination or discount points applied to obtain your original note rate will not be considered when calculating your eligible reduced rate. As a result, your eligible reduced rate may be different.

To check your eligible rate, please call us at 1-703-255-8665, Option 1.

No, any origination or discount points used to obtain your mortgage rate will not be applied to your eligible reduced rate. 

You must have made at least 6 consecutive on-time monthly mortgage payments, and it must be at least 6 months from closing or from the last time you received a reduced rate. 

Your new mortgage rate will be effective within 30-60 days from your Rate Reduction Exercised Option Agreement date.

Why Choose Navy Federal?

No matter what your residential mortgage needs may be, we'll help you find the right loan—including options that don't require a down paymentFootnote [2]— so you can buy a home now without waiting years to save. Plus, none of our loans require private mortgage insurance, which other lenders frequently do.

Mortgage Resources

Disclosures

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(a) (1) The No-Refi Rate Drop is a feature available on the following fixed-rate mortgage products with Navy Federal Credit Union: Homebuyers Choice, Military Choice, or 15- and 30-year Jumbo Fixed loans (collectively, "Covered Loan Products"). This feature modifies certain rights and obligations under the Note and Security Instrument for your loan solely with regard to the interest rate, as described in this disclosure (the “Rate Reduction”). It does not entitle you to receive cash out and is not available on any cash-out refinance transactions.

(2) When eligible, the Rate Reduction works by reducing the existing interest rate applicable to your loan by a calculated amount based on current Navy Federal rates, resulting in a new reduced rate. Your existing interest rate in effect for your loan will be the interest rate stated in your Note subject to any previously exercised and approved Rate Reduction option requests (“Note Rate”). The eligible reduced interest rate will be calculated by determining the applicable interest rate for your loan product in effect at the time you request to exercise the Rate Reduction option (“Base Rate”), adjusted to reflect the specific characteristics of your loan (“Eligible Reduced Rate”). Any origination or discount points used to obtain your Note Rate will not be applied to the Eligible Reduced Rate calculation. The rates published on Navy Federal’s website and other marketing materials are “as low as” rates and typically reflect origination and discount points; therefore, the Base Rate used to calculate your Eligible Reduced Rate may be higher than Navy Federal’s advertised rates.

(b) To be eligible to exercise the Rate Reduction option and receive a reduction to the interest rate on your loan, you must meet all the following criteria:

(1) You must contact us and request to exercise the Rate Reduction option; (2) the Eligible Reduced Rate for your loan must be at least 0.25% lower than your Note Rate when you request to exercise the Rate Reduction option; (3) your loan must be current with no more than 1 monthly payment, which includes principal, interest, taxes, and insurance, that has been 30 days late or more within the last 6 months of your request; (4) you have made at least 6 consecutive monthly payments, which includes principal, interest, taxes, and insurance, on your loan since closing or the last time you exercised your Rate Reduction option; (5) you do not have an active bankruptcy case pending or you have not filed for bankruptcy protection within 6 months prior to your request; (6) your loan is not in an active loss mitigation option, process, or consideration; and (7) there have been no transfers of ownership and you continue to own the property.

(c) You must pay a $250 fee each time that the Rate Reduction option is exercised. There is no limit on the number of times the Rate Reduction option can be exercised if all applicable criteria are met each time.

(d) Exercising the Rate Reduction option will permanently reduce your Note Rate, as well as the remaining principal and interest payments on your loan, but will not modify any other terms contained in your loan documents, including the principal balance, maturity date, and additional amounts due for escrows as part of your monthly Periodic Payment under your Security Instrument.

(e) RATES AND TERMS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE. To exercise the Rate Reduction option, you must contact Navy Federal. You are solely responsible for maintaining your eligibility status and determining when to exercise the Rate Reduction option, subject to the eligibility criteria identified above. Contact Navy Federal at 1-703-255-8665, Option 1 to check your eligibility and your Eligible Reduced Rate. Navy Federal will only reduce the interest rate of a Covered Loan Product under the Rate Reduction option if all applicable criteria are satisfied at time of your request to exercise the option and the fully executed Rate Reduction Exercised Option Agreement was returned within ten (10) business days from the date of such agreement. These terms and conditions do not constitute a commitment to lend, nor a guarantee that you will be approved for a mortgage loan from Navy Federal Credit Union.

(f) Choice loan products require a 1% origination fee, which may be waived for a 0.25% increase in the interest rate; they are subject to a funding fee of 1.75% of the loan amount; and the funding fee can be financed into the loan up to a maximum of 101.75% LTV, or the fee can be waived for a 0.375% increase in the interest rate. Purchase loans require no down payment in most states. LTV restrictions apply to refinance and non-primary residence loans. One active Choice loan is permitted per member. All loans subject to approval. To be eligible for a Military Choice loan, at least one borrower must be Active Duty, Reservist, or a Veteran.

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Product features subject to approval. Available for purchase loans only. Occupancy restriction applies. Subject to funding fee, which may be financed up to the maximum allowed loan amount.