It Would Be Hard to Overstate the Importance of the Federal

question 37

Multiple Choice

It would be hard to overstate the importance of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) in the history of housing finance. Which of the following instruments created by the FHA is considered the single most important financial instrument in modern housing finance?

• A) Level-payment, fully amortizing loan
• B) Adjustable rate mortgage
• C) Partially-amortizing balloon loan
• D) Subprime mortgage loan

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Definitions:

Permanent Income Hypothesis

A theory suggesting that people's consumption choices are based on their long-term income expectations rather than their current income.

Induced Consumption

Consumer spending that increases as disposable income rises, and decreases as disposable income falls, unrelated to the level of interest rates.

Wealth Effect

The change in spending that accompanies a change in perceived wealth, typically when home values or investment portfolios increase.

Induced Consumption

Describes consumer spending that increases when income increases and decreases when income decreases, directly related to the level of disposable income.