Lender Credits and Mortgage Deduction

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archbish99
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Lender Credits and Mortgage Deduction

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We moved this year, and on one of our mortgages, we received a lender credit. I know that points paid can be counted as interest (subject to circumstances, which I believe apply); do lender credits, being negative points, reduce the amount of the interest we paid? Or are they not considered at all when calculating the mortgage interest deduction?
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I don’t think so because you are paying a higher interest rate for the credit.
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Credits are quite similar to credit card cashback. No reduction in tax deduction.
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Beautiful - thank you!
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