Queenie just bought a house that cost $1,600,000. She has saved
up $200,000 for the closing costs--such as legal fees—and the down
payment. When she approaches the local bank, she was quoted the
rate for a two-year mortgage at 4% (APR, semi-annual compounding),
25 years amortization. But there is one problem; she was told that
her income satisfied the bank’s GDS and TDS requirements, but the
bank can lend only up to 75% of the purchase price of the house...