Overseas Bank Is Pooling 50 Similar and Fully Amortized Mortgages

question 109

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.

If the entire mortgage pool is repaid at the end of the second month,what is the weighted average life of the mortgage pool?

• A)2.10 months.
• B)2 months.
• C)1.997 months.
• D)1.95 months.

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Definitions:

Weighted Average

Weighted average is a calculation that takes into account the varying degrees of importance of the numbers in a data set.

Free Cash Flows

The amount of cash generated by a business that is available for distribution to its securities holders after capital expenditures.

Year 0 Value

A reference to the initial value or investment amount at the beginning of a project or investment period, often used in financial analysis.

Weighted Average

A computation that considers the different levels of significance of numbers within a dataset.