The monthly mortgage payment consists of four parts: principal, interest, taxes and insurance. To lower the payments there are a few options such as refinancing, recasting the mortgage, eliminating mortgage insurance, modify the loan, lower taxes, shop for a lower homeowners insurance rate and apply for mortgage forbearance. Refinancing involves replacing the current mortgage with a new one, usually with a lower interest rate and a longer term. Other options include buying mortgage discount points, which is a form of prepaid interest that shaves off 0.25 percent from the interest rate.
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