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Prepayment speedAlso called speed, the estimated rate at which mortgagors pay off their loans ahead of schedule, critical in assessing the value of mortgage pass-through securities.Prepayment speed Similar MatchesZero prepayment assumptionZero prepayment assumptionThe assumption of payment of scheduled principal and interest with no payments. PrepaymentsPrepaymentsPayments made in excess of scheduled mortgage principal repayments. Prepayment feePrepayment feeIn the US, a fee charged to a borrower by a lender when a loan or mortgage is repaid ahead of schedule. In the UK, building societies impose a similar charge, typically binding the borrower to at least three years of repayments if such a charge is to be avoided. Prepayment penaltyPrepayment penaltyA fee a borrower pays a lender when the borrower repays a loan before its scheduled time of maturity. Lag response of prepaymentsLag response of prepaymentsA delay of typically about three months between the time the weighted-average coupon of an MBS pool crosses the threshold for refinancing and observation of an acceleration in prepayment speed is observed. Further SuggestionsFHA prepayment experiencePrepayment penalty |
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