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California Real Estate Finance Bond, McKenzie, Fesler & Boone Ninth Edition

California Real Estate Finance Bond, McKenzie, Fesler & Boone Ninth Edition. Chapter 4 Adjustable Rate and Other Alternative Mortgage Instruments. Objectives. After completing this chapter, you should be able to:

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California Real Estate Finance Bond, McKenzie, Fesler & Boone Ninth Edition

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  1. California Real Estate FinanceBond, McKenzie, Fesler & BooneNinth Edition Chapter 4 Adjustable Rate and Other Alternative Mortgage Instruments

  2. Objectives After completing this chapter, you should be able to: Discuss why, under certain market conditions, the fixed rate mortgage is again popular with some lenders. List and briefly describe the various types of alternative mortgage instruments. Explain how negative amortization works. Give reason why balloon mortgages are not favored by consumers. Demonstrate how a reverse annuity mortgage may be helpful for some older homeowners. Compare the differences between 15-year loans and biweekly loan payments, and the payments on a standard 30-year loan.

  3. Outline Objectives and Rationale Adjustable Rate Mortgages (ARMs) Hybrid Loan Options Balloon Payment Fixed Rate Loans Reverse Annuity Mortgage (RAM) Miscellaneous Alternative Plans Epilogue

  4. Objectives and Rationale Transfer risk from lender to borrower Tailor loans to the borrower’s financial circumstances As interest rates on deposits rise, so do interest rates on mortgages and vice versa Avoids problem of “borrowing short and lending long” Cal-Vet loan program has been using ARMs for nearly 90 years

  5. Purpose of ARMs Qualify for larger loan Lower initial payments Make principal reduction payments

  6. Adjustable Rate Mortgages (ARMs) (Slide 1 of 3) Principal and interest payments rise and fall with inflation Lower initial interest rate (teasers) Tied to an “index” 11th District Cost of funds U.S. Treasury bills and securities LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) Maintain a “margin” (difference between index and rate charged) Rates change every month, quarter, six months or year Caps (ceilings and floors on interest rates per change and for life of loan) Can lead to negative amortization Monthly payments cannot cover interest, so difference is added to principal Until it exceeds 20%, in which case, loan must be recast Notice of payment adjustments Prepayment Penalty Assumability

  7. Disclosure Requirements for Adjustable Rate Mortgages (ARMs)(Slide 2 of 3) Index Where found Five year history How interest and margin rates interact How teaser rates can change When rates can change and lead time Negative amortization features Maximum caps Annual interest increase Total for loan All in Consumer Handbook on Adjustable Rate Mortgages by Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank Board

  8. Adjustable Rate Mortgages (ARMs) (Slide 3 of 3) Advantages Lower initial interest rates Easier qualifying Initial costs are smaller Ability to qualify for larger loan Payments come down with index Easier assumability upon resale No prepayment penalties Lower interest rates in early years Ability to make principal reduction payments Better investment Disadvantages Income may not rise with payments Slow market lack of appreciation Negative amortization Borrower has risk of rising interest rates

  9. Hybrid Loan Options Fixed to ARM Two-Step Mortgage Low interest in beginning Switch to fixed or ARM ARM to Fixed Charge for conversion Must convert during “window period”

  10. Balloon Payment Fixed Rate Loans Balloon mortgage Amortize over 30 years, but due in 5 or 7 years Payment more than double the amount of a regular installment is a Balloon Usually seller carry back loans during high interest periods Not popular because of uncertainty of rollover to new loan Points Interest rates

  11. Reverse Annuity Mortgage (RAM) (Slide 1 of 4) Tap equity with no monthly repayments Must be 62 or older Must own free and clear or have low existing loan Single family dwellings FHA approved condos 1-4 unit apartment buildings Manufactured homes on separate lots Due and payable Death Sale

  12. RAM programs (Slide 2 of 4) Home Equity Conversion Mortgage FHA limits apply ARM loan Tied to 1-year T-bills Home Keeper Program Fannie Mae limits apply ARM loan Tied to 1-month CD rates Conventional Programs Not backed by FHA or Fannie Mae No limits

  13. RAM payment options (Slide 3 of 4) Term Equal monthly payments for a fixed number of years Tenure Equal monthly payments for as long as borrower occupies home Line of credit option Funds drawn as needed up to max

  14. RAM basics (Slide 4 of 4) Borrower pays loan fees, closing costs and monthly servicing fee Mortgage insurance premiums will be charged Due and payable on death or sale or vacancy Due and payable if vacated for > one year All payments plus interest But not more than value of home If sale price higher than loan, heirs keep balance Must attend education session Funds received are tax free, because this is a loan which must be repaid

  15. Miscellaneous Alternative Plans Fifteen year mortgage Save ¼ to ½% on interest Biweekly loan payments (26 payments/year) Pay off 1/3 faster

  16. Epilogue Borrower beware!

  17. Questions and Comments?

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