Overseas Bank Is Pooling 50 Similar and Fully Amortized Mortgages

question 31

Multiple Choice

Overseas bank is pooling 50 similar and fully amortized mortgages into a pass-through security.The face value of each mortgage is $100,000 paying 180 monthly interest and principal payments at a fixed rate of 9 percent per annum. For the first monthly payment, what are the interest and principal portions of the payment?

• A)$37,500 principal and $13,213 principal.
• B)$37,500 interest and $13,213 principal.
• C)$37,500 principal and $7,809 interest.
• D)$37,500 interest and $7,809 principal.
• E)$37,500 interest and $17,756 principal.