While rate is important, you have to consider the overall cost of your mortgage or loan. Pay close attention to the APR (Annual Percentage Rate), loan fees, discount and origination points. Some lenders include discount and origination points in their quoted points. Other lenders may only quote discount points, when in fact there is an additional origination point (or fraction of a point).
This difference in the way points are sometime quoted is important to you. One lender will quote all points, while another lender may disclose an extra point, or fraction thereof, at a later time--an unwelcome surprise.
Option A
New Mortgage
You are looking for a new mortgage for a new home
Option B
Existing Mortgage
You are looking to get a better deal on your mortgage
Option C
Borrowing Extra
You are looking to borrow more from your home equity