fixed-rate mortgage

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mortgage
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmɔː.ɡɪdʒ/us
/ˈmɔːr.ɡɪdʒ/
an agreement that allows you to borrow money from a bank or similar organization, especially in order to buy a house, or the amount of ...
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(Definition ofmortgagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Are we talking about a weighted averagefixed-ratemortgagefor 25 years or are we talking about a floating-rate mortgage?
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For example, redemption penalties trouble many people who take out afixed-ratemortgageon attractive terms and then pay a heavy redemption penalty if they repay early.
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This monthly payment formula is easy to derive, and the derivation illustrates howfixed-ratemortgageloans work.
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The following derivation of this formula illustrates howfixed-ratemortgageloans work.
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If you plan on being in your home for the long term, afixed-ratemortgagewould most likely be your best option.
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Other forms of mortgage loan include the interest-only mortgage, thefixed-ratemortgage, the negative amortization mortgage, and the balloon payment mortgage.
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If market interest rates drop, a borrower could refinance thefixed-ratemortgage, leaving the lender with an amount that now can be invested only at a lower rate of return.
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Fixed-rate mortgages are available for borrowers who want certainty about the level of their mortgage payments over a given period.
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I am surprised that the building societies and mortgage lenders do not do more to promote the take-up of fixed-rate mortgages.
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There are mortgages calculated daily, flexible mortgages, fixed-rate mortgages, mortgages with different redemption penalties and many more.
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So he will be trying to encourage fixed-rate mortgages.
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First, we could make our economy slightly less sensitive to interest rate changes by encouraging a move to fixed-rate mortgages of, let us say, 10 to 15-year duration.
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House prices are not soaring as they did in the late 1980s, primarily because of the erosion of mortgage tax relief and the rise in fixed-rate mortgages.
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It offers affordably priced fixed-rate mortgages through several mortgage programs for eligible homebuyers.
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The rates they had to pay to attract deposits rose sharply, but the amount they earned on long-term fixed-rate mortgages did nt change.
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Fixed-rate mortgages are characterized by amount of loan, interest rate, compounding frequency, and duration.
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In 1998, the percentage of hybrids relative to 30-year fixed-rate mortgages was less than 2%; within six years, this increased to 27.5%.
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A bank could also have substantial long-term assets (such as fixed-rate mortgages) but a shortage of short-term liabilities, such as deposits.
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