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Assume that a lender offers a 30-year, $158,000 adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) with the following terms: Initial interest rate = 7.5 percent Index = one-year Treasuries Payments reset each year Margin = 2 percent Interest rate cap = 1 percent annually; 3 percent lifetime Discount points = 2 percent Fully amortizing; however, negative amortization allowed if interest rate caps reached Based on estimated forward rates, the index to which the ARM is tied is forecasted as follows: Beginning of year (BOY) 2 = 7 percent; (BOY) 3 = 8.5 percent; (BOY) 4 = 9.5 percent; (BOY) 5 = 11 percent. Required: a. Compute the payments and loan balances for the ARM for the five-year period. b. Compute the yield for the ARM for the five-year period. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A Required B Compute the payments and loan balances for the ARM for the five-year period. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round "Payments" to 2 decimal places and "Loan Balance" to the nearest dollar amount.) Payments Loan Balance Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A Required B Compute the yield for the ARM for the five-year period. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to 2 decimal places.) Yield % < Required A Required B