Question

A bank has agreed to lend you $127,800 for a home loan. The loan will be fully amortized over 57 years at 12.98%, with .13 points. The loan payments will be monthly. The closing cost is estimated to be $2,168.
Calculate the APR.
A bank has agreed to lend you $524,000 for a home loan. The loan will be fully amortized over 40 years at 5.33%, with .58 points. The loan payments will be monthly. The closing cost is estimated to be $2,579 and you plan to refinance the mortgage in 6 years.
Calculate the prepaid interest.

Answer 1

Answer:

ARP = 13.2184 %

Prepaid interest = $3,057.66

Explanation:

The ARP stands for annual percentage rate. It is defined as the amount of interest that one has to pay annually for the total mortgage loan he or she takes. In the question, the ARP will be  13.2184 % for a loan amount of $127,000 at the rate of 12.98% that will be amortized in 57 years with 0.13 points.

The prepaid interest is the interest amount the borrower pays for the loan he takes before the first scheduled of the debt repayment. In the question, the prepaid interest amount is $3,057.66 for the loan amount $524,000 to be amortized in 40 years with 0.58 points and at 5.33%.