Questions from Financial Markets


Q: What is a mortgage-backed bond? Why do financial institutions

What is a mortgage-backed bond? Why do financial institutions issue MBBs”?

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Q: What are the four major categories of mortgages and what percentage of

What are the four major categories of mortgages and what percentage of the overall market does each entail?

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Q: Who are the major participants in the mortgage markets?

Who are the major participants in the mortgage markets?

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Q: What is the purpose of putting a lien against a piece of

What is the purpose of putting a lien against a piece of property?

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Q: Explain the difference between a federally insured mortgage and a conventional mortgage

Explain the difference between a federally insured mortgage and a conventional mortgage.

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Q: Explain the difference between a fixed-rate mortgage and an adjustable

Explain the difference between a fixed-rate mortgage and an adjustable-rate mortgage. Include a discussion of mortgage borrowers’ versus mortgage lenders’ preferences for each.

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Q: What are the benefits and drawbacks to a mortgage borrower when refinancing

What are the benefits and drawbacks to a mortgage borrower when refinancing a mortgage?

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Q: What are “points” on a mortgage? What factors does

What are “points” on a mortgage? What factors does a mortgage borrower need to consider when deciding whether or not to take points on a mortgage?

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Q: What is a jumbo mortgage?

What is a jumbo mortgage?

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Q: Compute the present values of the following first assuming that payments are

Compute the present values of the following first assuming that payments are made on the last day of the period and then assuming payments are made on the first day of the period:

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