If you qualify for a Fidelity Bank mortgage, you can request a rate lock on your loan. Homebuyers do not have to meet additional requirements beyond our normal qualifying guidelines to utilize our Extended Rate Lock program. The program offers rate locks of 60, 90, 120, 180, 270 and 360 days, depending on the specifics of the loan, and is available with ARM and conventional loans, as well as FHA and VA loans. An upfront fee secures the rate lock, and, once the loan closes, the full amount of If you let your rate lock expire and pay the current market rate of 4.2%, your monthly payment increases to $978—an extra $35 per month. Now, let's say your lender charges half a percentage point to extend your lock. In this case, you’ll pay $1,000 on a $200,000 loan to keep the same mortgage rate. Rate locks for a traditional 30-year mortgage typically last 30 or 45 days, though some lenders will go up to 60 days. If you need to extend beyond that, the charge can be as high as 1 percent of your total loan amount, Verbeck says. On a $250,000 mortgage, that means potentially paying up to $2,500 extra.