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Chapter Eleven. THE MORTGAGE MARKETS. Chapter Eleven. The Mortgage Markets. What Are Mortgages?. A long-term loan secured by real estate. Mortgage Loan Borrowers. Characteristics of the Residential Mortgage. Mortgage Interest Rates Loan Terms Mortgage Loan Amortization.
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Chapter Eleven THE MORTGAGE MARKETS
Chapter Eleven The Mortgage Markets
What Are Mortgages? • A long-term loan secured by real estate
Characteristics of the Residential Mortgage • Mortgage Interest Rates • Loan Terms • Mortgage Loan Amortization
Mortgage Interest Rates • Market Rates • Term • Discount Points A variety of fun mortgage calculators http://interest.com/calculators/index.shtml
Mortgage Rates versus Treasury Bonds Figure 11-1: Mortgage Rates and Long-Term Treasury Interest Rates, 1985–2002 Current mortgage interest rates http://www.interest.com/
Loan Terms • Collateral • Down Payments • Private Mortgage Insurance • Borrower Qualification
Types of Mortgage Loans • Insured and Conventional Mortgages • Fixed-Rate Mortgages • Adjustable-Rate Mortgages • Other Types • Graduated-Payment Mortgages (GPMs) • Growing Equity Mortgages (GEMs) • Shared-Appreciation Mortgages (SAMs) • Equity Participation Mortgages • Second Mortgages • Reverse Annuity Mortgages (RAMs)
Figure 11-2: Share of the Mortgage Market Held by Major Mortgage-Lending Institutions
Three Distinct Elements to Mortgage Loans • The originator packages the loan for an investor • The investor holds the loan • The servicing agent handles the paperwork
Mortgage Pass-Through • Definition: A security that has the borrower’s mortgage payments pass through the trustee before being disbursed to the investors
Mortgage Pools Figure 11-3: Value of Mortgage Principal Held in Mortgage Pools, 1984–2001
Securitized Mortgages • Benefits • Reduces the problems caused by regional lending institution’s sensitivity to local economic fluctuations • Borrowers have access to a national capital market • Investors have low-risk and long-term investments in mortgages without having to service the loan