A cash-out refinance consists of a loan amount exceeding the current first mortgage to be paid off for one or all of the following reasons: To cover some or all of the closing costs and/or escrow items To cover paying off additional items at closing such as credit card debt, auto loans, student loans, lines of credit, etc. To provide additional money given directly to customer to be used for various reasons
Cashing out refers to the refinancing of a loan where the borrower will take out money on their own home. If a home is appraised at $100,000 and the borrower's outstanding mortgage loan is $60,000, it is possible to enter into an 80% cash-out refinance transaction for a loan of $80,000 (80% of $100,000). The new mortgage of $80,000 will pay off the $60,000 loan and leave $20,000 cash-out to the borrowers.