More Option Arm Fun: What Me, Pay?

By Paul Kedrosky · November 25, 2008 · ·

An eye-opening chart on outstanding option ARM loan principal by vintage year. Turns out that when people have an option not to pay, they don’t – and then the principal gets larger. Gosh, this mortgage stuff is tricky.

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[via FRB]

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