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(a) Suppose you had to choose between a 11% 30-year mortgage or an 10.5% mortgage with 2 discount points. Which should you choose? Assume you wished to borrow $100,000.
(b) What are the discount points, and why do some mortgage borrowers to pay them?
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(b)
Discount points are fees paid by borrower to lender at closing to reduce the interest rate on mortgage. One discount point equals to the one percentage of loan amount.
Some mortgage borrowers pay discount points ( as an up-front fee) to reduce the mortgage monthly payments.