A Balloon Loan Requires

question 20

Multiple Choice

A balloon loan requires

• A) multiple payments at odd, random intervals.
• B) periodic payments of principle and interest.
• C) a single large payment at the loan's maturity to retire the debt.
• D) a steadily increasing payment (floating balloon) to retire the debt.

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