Mortgage lenders base the mortgage interest rate they offer you on your credit rating. This makes it  financially critical to maintain a credit score of 700 or higher. How much more interest would you pay on a $194,000 home if you put 30% down and financed the remaining amount with a 30-year mortgage at 5.5% interest compared to a 30-year mortgage at 3.5% interest? (Use the amortization worksheet.)

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1.    Mortgage lenders base the mortgage interest rate they offer you on your credit rating. This makes it 
financially critical to maintain a credit score of 700 or higher. How much more interest would you pay on
a $194,000 home if you put 30% down and financed the remaining amount with a 30-year mortgage at
5.5% interest compared to a 30-year mortgage at 3.5% interest? (Use the amortization worksheet.)
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