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Old 05-21-2009, 03:09 PM   #24
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Originally Posted by Peanut View Post
Beware the penalty fees with RBC, as I mentioned before.

But I doubt you can really go wrong with 3.75% over 5 years. And the 10% per year lump sum and the ability to do double-up payments does add up to a lot of accelerated payments/savings if you want to do that. We're with RBC on a fixed plan and *generally* happy with it, if that helps at all.
Ok so I guess the question is this:

Do I do a fixed rate, biweekly accelerated and pay the penalties

OR

Do I make it a variable rate biweekly accelerated and take my chances on interest rates?
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