Interest Rate Optionality in Fixed-Rate Mortgage

2016 ◽  
pp. 473-490
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rate ◽  
Fixed Rate ◽  
Fixed Rate Mortgage

How Do Homeowners Choose Between Fixed and Adjustable Rate Mortgages?

2016 ◽  
Vol 06 (04) ◽  
pp. 1650013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yevgeny Mugerman ◽  
Moran Ofir ◽  
Zvi Wiener
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rate ◽  
Housing Prices ◽  
Optimal Choice ◽  
Housing Finance ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Fixed Rate ◽  
High Interest Rate ◽  
Theoretical Literature ◽  
Rate Environment ◽  
Adjustable Rate

Housing is the most important asset in the portfolio of most households. Understanding the households’ decision on housing finance has important implications from a policy perspective, due to the effects it may have on the housing prices, on the housing market stability and on household welfare. The theoretical literature on housing finance focused on figuring out the optimal choice between fixed rate mortgages (FRMs) and adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs). We argue that the standard economic criteria are sometimes inadequate to explain household’s choices, which may be motivated by psychological factors. In other words, we claim that household’s choice depends only partially on the findings of the theoretical literature. We examine the effect of changes in the short-term market interest rate on the households’ choice between FRMs and ARMs. We test this effect using a unique data provided to us by the Bank of Israel, which contains detailed information on the household’s decision between FRM and ARM contracts in Israel in the past decade. The results of our analysis demonstrate a significant association between FRM preference and short-term interest rate reduction. Moreover, we find that the change in the short-term interest rate is more salient to the borrowers in periods of a high interest rate environment. We attribute these findings to Tversky and Kahneman (1974) availability and representativeness heuristics.

Effects of SFAS 133 on the Risk Relevance of Accounting Measures of Banks’ Derivative Exposures

2011 ◽  
Vol 86 (3) ◽  
pp. 769-804 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anwer S. Ahmed ◽  
Emre Kilic ◽  
Gerald J. Lobo
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Interest Rate ◽  
Cost Of Capital ◽  
Foreign Exchange Rate ◽  
Bond Markets ◽  
Fixed Rate ◽  
Interest Rate Derivatives ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Sfas 133 ◽  
Bond Spreads

ABSTRACT: We provide evidence on the effects of SFAS 133 on the risk relevance of accounting measures of bank derivative exposures to bond markets. First, we find that interest rate derivatives classified as hedging are more negatively associated with fixed-rate bond spreads after SFAS 133. We also find that hedging derivatives offset non-trading positions to a greater extent after SFAS 133. Second, for the largest 25 banks, we find that interest and foreign exchange rate trading derivatives are more negatively associated with fixed-rate bond spreads after SFAS 133, consistent with more economic hedges being classified as trading after SFAS 133. For these banks, trading derivative exposures offset non-derivative trading exposures to a greater extent after SFAS 133. Our results suggest that, contrary to critics’ claims, SFAS 133 has increased the risk relevance of accounting measures of derivative exposures to bond investors and benefited banks in terms of reducing their cost of capital.

scholarly journals The Interest Rate Elasticity of Mortgage Demand: Evidence from Bunching at the Conforming Loan Limit

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 210-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony A. DeFusco ◽  
Andrew Paciorek
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rate ◽  
Interest Rates ◽  
Fixed Rate ◽  
Mortgage Debt ◽  
Percentage Point Increase ◽  
Fannie Mae ◽  
The Interest Rate ◽  
Loan Size ◽  
Loan Limit ◽  
Mortgage Demand

This paper provides novel estimates of the interest rate elasticity of mortgage demand by measuring the degree of bunching in response to a discrete jump in interest rates at the conforming loan limit—the maximum loan size eligible for purchase by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The estimates indicate that a 1 percentage point increase in the rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage reduces first mortgage demand by between 2 and 3 percent. One-third of this response is driven by borrowers who take out second mortgages, which implies that total mortgage debt only declines by 1.5 to 2 percent. (JEL D14, G21, R21, R31)

scholarly journals Securitization and the Fixed-Rate Mortgage

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 176-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Fuster ◽  
James Vickery
Keyword(s):  
Fixed Rate ◽  
Fixed Rate Mortgage

Exploring the Role of Financial Disclosure Forms in Mortgage Type Selection

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 285-299
Author(s):  
Travis P. Mountain ◽  
Michael S. Gutter ◽  
Jorge Ruiz-Menjivar ◽  
Zeynep Çopur
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Federal Reserve ◽  
Group Treatment ◽  
Financial Disclosure ◽  
Fixed Rate ◽  
Type Selection ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Adjustable Rate ◽  
Adjustable Rate Mortgage ◽  
Fixed Rate Mortgage

The purpose of this study was to determine whether using a financial disclosure form in a controlled setting can influence consumers’ mortgage selection. This study used a 2 × 2 experimental design where participants were assigned randomly to a control or treatment group. Treatment group participants received a Federal Reserve Board document that contained information explaining the difference between an adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) and a fixed-rate mortgage (FRM). All participants were presented with two distinct scenarios and were asked to determine the most appropriate mortgage for each. Logistic regression results suggested that receiving the Federal Reserve Board document does make a difference in consumers’ mortgage choice in hypothetical scenarios. Financial knowledge and Truth in Lending Act knowledge were also were important predictors.

scholarly journals Mortgage Prepayment and Path-Dependent Effects of Monetary Policy

2021 ◽  
Vol 111 (9) ◽  
pp. 2829-2878
Author(s):  
David Berger ◽  
Konstantin Milbradt ◽  
Fabrice Tourre ◽  
Joseph Vavra
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Interest Rate ◽  
Interest Rates ◽  
Current Level ◽  
Fixed Rate ◽  
Mortgage Prepayment ◽  
Recent Interest ◽  
Household Model ◽  
Path Dependent ◽  
The Relationship

How much ability does the Fed have to stimulate the economy by cutting interest rates? We argue that the presence of substantial debt in fixed-rate, prepayable mortgages means that the ability to stimulate the economy by cutting interest rates depends not just on their current level but also on their previous path. Using a household model of mortgage prepayment matched to detailed loan-level evidence on the relationship between prepayment and rate incentives, we argue that recent interest rate paths will generate substantial headwinds for future monetary stimuli. (JEL E32, E43, E52, E58, G21, G51)

scholarly journals Financing infrastructure using floating-interest-rate infrastructure bond

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 306
Author(s):  
Naoyuki Yoshino ◽  
Dina Azhgaliyeva ◽  
Ranjeeta Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rate ◽  
Spillover Effect ◽  
Early Period ◽  
Government Bond ◽  
Fixed Rate ◽  
User Charges ◽  
Tax Revenues ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Interest Rate ◽  
Transparency And Accountability

This paper proposes a floating-interest-rate infrastructure bond, where the interest of a government bond is paid to investors during the period of construction and the early period of operation. Unlike the usual government bond, which provides a fixed interest rate, the proposed floating-interest-rate infrastructure bond pays a floating interest, the rate of which depends on spillover tax revenues. Effective infrastructure projects have a positive effect on the economic growth of a region, known as the spillover effect. When user charges and the return from spillover tax revenues are below the fixed rate of the government bond, the interest rate will equal to the fixed rate of the government bond. In this case, investors in the infrastructure will receive interest on the government bond at the minimum rate. As the spillover effect of the infrastructure increases, the rate of return for infrastructure investment will become greater than the fixed rate of the government bond. The success of the floating-interest-rate infrastructure bond depends on the spillover effect and on transparency and accountability. Policy recommendations are provided in this paper on how to increase the spillover effect and improve transparency and accountability. 

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