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submitted 7 months ago by UmbraVivi@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

Pretty much title. I've seen this talked about a lot but I only very vaguely know what all this means, could someone elaborate on what happened, why it happened and what the consequences of it are?

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[-] Sphere@hexbear.net 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I think it's worth pointing out the difference in monthly payments for the loans in your example, those payments would be $408.24 at 2.75% interest and $599.55 at 6% (the payback amount divided by 360 months). So a higher interest rate means people have to pay more for housing.

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