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Please use the following additional information for Questions 38-41: A financial institution originates a pool of 500 30-year mortgages, each averaging $150,000 with an annual mortgage coupon rate of 8 percent. Assume that the entire mortgage portfolio is securitized to be sold as GNMA pass-throughs. The GNMA credit risk insurance fee is 6 basis points and that the FI’s servicing fee is 19 basis points. Question: What is the total amount of monthly mortgage payments from mortgage borrowers to the pool?
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You have $10,000 to invest and you are considering investing in a mutual fund. The fund charges a front-end load of 5 % and an annual expense fee of 1 % of the average asset value over the year. You believe the fund’s gross rate of return will be 10% per year. If you make the investment, what is your annual rate of return net of expenses during the first year?
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Please use the following balance sheet for Questions 27-29: Suppose there are two ratings categories: A and B, along with default. The ratings-migration probabilities look like this for a B-rated loan: The yield on A rated loans is 5%; the yield on B rated loans is 10%. All term structures are flat (i.e. forward rates equal spot rates). A loan in default pays off 50%. Question: Compute next year’s mean value for the loan.
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Please use the following additional information for Questions 31-33: Third Bank has the following balance sheet (in millions) with the risk weights (under Basel III) in parentheses. In addition, the bank has $30 million in performance-related standby letters of credit (SLCs). Credit conversion factor and the risk weight for the standby LCs are 50% and 100%, respectively. Question: What is the minimum amount of Tier 1 capital the bank needs in order to be adequately capitalized?
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Please use the following balance sheet for Questions 27-29: Suppose there are two ratings categories: A and B, along with default. The ratings-migration probabilities look like this for a B-rated loan: The yield on A rated loans is 5%; the yield on B rated loans is 10%. All term structures are flat (i.e. forward rates equal spot rates). A loan in default pays off 50%. Question: You have one loan in your portfolio, B-rated, 3-year, 10% coupon bonds (paid annually), with $100 face value. Compute the price of the loan next year if the borrower stays at B rating (just before the first coupon is paid).
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