One Hundred Identical Mortgages Are Pooled Together into a Pass-Through

question 115

Multiple Choice

One hundred identical mortgages are pooled together into a pass-through security.Each mortgage has a $150,000 principal, a fixed annual interest rate of 8 percent (paid monthly) , and is fully amortized over a term of 30 years. If the entire mortgage pool is repaid after the second month, what is the second month's (liquidating) principal and interest payments?

• A)$99,933 interest and $14,989,935 principal.
• B)$100,000 interest and $10,065 principal.
• C)$100,000 interest and $15,000,000 principal.
• D)$99,933 principal and $14,989,935 interest.
• E)$12,000 interest and $138,000 principal.

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