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If paying your mortgage off faster is something that’s on your mind, it’s important to take time to look at the options available to make that happen.

A great start is to choose weekly or bi-weekly accelerated payments. Choosing an accelerated payment option instead of making a mortgage payment once a month, means you’ll be making the equivalent of one additional monthly payment each year – helping you pay your mortgage off sooner.

For example, if you have a $200,000 mortgage at an average 5% interest rate and a 25-year amortization, your monthly mortgage payment would be $1163. The total interest cost over the life of your mortgage would be $148,962. Instead of one mortgage payment per month, you can choose a bi-weekly accelerated payment schedule. Under this option, your payment will become $582 every two weeks. Keep in mind, with a bi-weekly accelerated schedule, you’ll be making 26 payments in a year instead of 12 under a monthly payment schedule, which works out to one extra monthly payment each year, in this example, an extra $1,163 each year going directly to paying off your mortgage principal. That may not seem like a lot – but those extra mortgage payments mean you’ll to pay off your mortgage in 21.4 years – you’ll be mortgage free 3 and half years sooner and save $25,042 in interest over the life of your mortgage

Two other methods for paying off your mortgage faster are lump sum payments and double up payments. At RBC, you can make an annual principal prepayment or lump sum payment of up to 10% of the initial principal once a year on any kind of mortgage. Plus at any time, you can increase your regular mortgage payment by up to double the regular amount. Both lump sum and double up payments go directly towards paying down your principal, allowing you to make great strides to pay off your mortgage faster.

If paying down your mortgage faster is on your mind, talk an RBC advisor today to learn more.

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Ways to pay your mortgage off faster:

• Weekly or bi-weekly accelerated payments
• Annual principal prepayment
• Double up payments

Your home. It’s where you relax, entertain, build memories and live your everyday life.

Have you thought about protecting all you’ve achieved in case the unexpected happens? Having insurance on your mortgage can provide a financial safety net when you and your family need it most.

HomeProtector insurance from RBC Royal Bank let’s you choose from three different coverage options.

You can combine critical illness coverage with life insurance. Should you suffer a stroke, heart attack, or be diagnosed with a life-threatening cancer critical illness coverage pays a lump sum to the outstanding balance of your mortgage, up to a maximum of $300,000.

Or you can choose to combine disability insurance with your life coverage.

Disability insurance is designed to help protect your cash flow should you suffer an illness or injury and be unable to work. It can maintain your regular mortgage payments to a maximum of $3000 per month for up to 24 months – so you can concentrate on your recovery, instead of worrying about keeping up with your mortgage payments.

You can also opt for life insurance coverage only. Should you pass away, the life coverage pays off or reduces the outstanding balance of your mortgage, up to a maximum of $750,000 – helping to reduce your family’s financial burden.

Your home is likely the biggest purchase you’ll make in your life – and you worked hard to buy it. During what could be a difficult time for you or your family, HomeProtector insurance can protect your home, your family and your lifestyle – allowing you and your family to focus your energies on caring for each other.

Applying is fast and easy. Speak with your RBC mortgage specialist today, call us at 1-800-769-2523 or visit a branch near you.