FAQs

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The easiest way to pay your Needham Bank mortgage is to perform a transfer from your NB Checking account.  You can even set up scheduled recurring transfers to ensure that you won’t miss a payment.

You may request a copy of your 1098 and/or a copy of your Annual Loan Statement by contacting our Loan Operations Department at (781)474-5802 or by emailing us at [email protected]

Payment changes result from an adjustment to your interest rate or your escrow payment. Our Loan Operations Department will assist you in providing answers to all your questions. Please contact us by calling (781)474-5802 or by email at [email protected]

Yes, you may complete an ACH Agreement in order to do so. Call our Loan Servicing Department at (781) 474-5802 or complete the Authorization Form. Please forward the form to the Loan Operations Department via US Mail or email us at [email protected]

The easiest way to pay your NB mortgage from your NB Checking Account is through NB Online Banking or NB Business Online Banking by completing a transfer from your checking account to your mortgage.

To apply for a Construction-to-Permanent loan, please contact one of our team members.

A pre-qualification is an estimate given by a lender stating that you "should" be able to buy a home up to a certain amount. This is an estimate only and may help you in deciding to make an offer on a home. Getting pre-qualified is an important step to being prepared to buy a home; it's FREE and takes only a few minutes.

There are five factors that impact consumer credit scores. They are listed here in order of importance: Payment History has a 35% impact. Paying debt on time and in full has a positive impact, and late payments, judgments and charge-offs have a negative impact. Outstanding Credit Balances have a 30% impact. Debt ratio of outstanding balance to available credit is important. Keeping that below 50% is wise and below 30% even wiser. It is never a good idea to close an account; the debt ratio will go up and the number of seasoned lines will decrease. Pay outstanding debt down as close to zero as possible and evenly redistribute the remaining balance among open lines. The increased interest incurred by moving a balance from a 0% card to a 23% card will be minimal relative to what the increased mortgage debt might be with a low credit score. Hitting the maximums of available credit can be very negative. It may be worth calling and asking the credit company to increase your available credit to lower the debt ratio, provided they can do so without a hard credit history. Credit History has a 15% impact. The length of time a particular credit line has been opened is important. A seasoned borrower is stronger. Type of Credit has a 10% impact. A mix of auto loans, credit cards and mortgages is positive, rather than a concentration in credit cards only. Inquiries have a 10% impact. Hard inquiries for credit negatively impact the score. Auto and mortgage inquiries receive special treatment and 20 inquiries can be made in a 14-day period for auto or mortgage and will be treated as only 1 inquiry. The maximum number of inquiries that will reduce the score is 10. Any inquiries beyond that (11+) in a six-month period will have no further impact on the borrower. Each hard inquiry can cost 2-50 points on a credit score.

Minimum down payment is the greater of the level required by regulatory statute or the amount sufficient to offset the credit risk in the transaction.