A Biweekly mortgage is a type of mortgage loan where payments are made every two weeks rather than monthly. Monthly, Semi-monthly, Bi-weekly, Weekly, Accelerated bi-weekly and Accelerated weekly payment types are available. Most biweekly payment plans are offered by third-parties who charge fees for this service. While a biweekly payment plan will reduce the loan term and total interest paid, the same thing can be achieved by submitting an extra mortgage payment each year.
Criticism
Many real estate experts argue that keeping an existing monthly payment mortgage and making one extra payment each year will result in the same savings as a Biweekly Mortgage payment plan would. They also argue that some mortgage companies charge large amounts of service fees to convert a mortgage to a Biweekly payment plan, and this may constitute an indecorous business practice on behalf of these mortgage companies. Another argument against a Biweekly Mortgage is that the lender and 3rd party processors place the first half of the monthly payment into holding until the second half of the monthly payment is applied, which allows the bank to minimize profitability losses from the program. == References ==