Countryside Refi Compare

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Tool

Option sorter

Compared

Pick your main goal and how much equity you think you have. The sorter lists the refinance options that match and links to each. Nothing is preselected or stored, and it is not a government tool.

Last reviewed against the primary sources listed below.

Your goal

How to read your result

The result lists the refinance options that fit your goal and equity answer, with the main tradeoff of each.

What to do next

Ask a USDA-approved lender which of these options it offers.

Only a starting point

Approved lenders confirm what is available under USDA and other program rules.

Option questions

Why ask about equity?

Leaving USDA usually works better with more equity.

USDA and consumer sources