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Vesnalui [34]
2 years ago
9

Gerard has been offered a 4% interest rate on a $300,000 mortgage. His monthly mortgage payment would run about $950 per month.

He plans to pay $2,000 up front to drop his interest rate to 3.75% and his payment to $920 per month. What is this upfront charge called?
Business
1 answer:
AleksandrR [38]2 years ago
3 0

Answer:

Down payment

Explanation:

Down payment is a initial cash outlay at the time of purchasing any capital intensive item (house, machinery, vehicles etc.) through lease or mortgage.

Down payment reduces the total amount of external financing required (Company financing the purchase) thus the down payment reduces the periodic installment and interest rate charge on the financing.

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