What is a rate freeze?

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Amelia Robinette
TeamRobinette
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Amelia Robinette is trained in personal financial planning and has an extensive background in corporate finance. She brings her skills analyzing the "big picture" to her mortgage clients. Customer service is the most important thing to Amelia and her team of professionals. Obtaining a mortgage can be a stressful process.  It should be taken very seriously… you are dealing with not only very large sums of money, but your home. 

TeamRobinette understands that these are very important and personal decisions and will guide you along the way, removing any mystery from the process. Amelia has several years of experience providing mortgage options to her clients so they are well informed about all programs available. Amelia's focus is on teaching people how to integrate their mortgage into their financial plan, taking into consideration short-term and long term cash goals, as well as overall investment planning.

TeamRobinette also offers commercial mortgages, housing counseling, reverse mortgages, small business financial planning, and construction loans.

What is a rate freeze?

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Amelia Robinette: A rate freeze is when the lender freezes your interest rate. For example, if you have an adjustable rate mortgage and rather than allowing it to adjust, the lender will leave it where it is in order to keep your payments the same.

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