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Interest-only loans or option ARMs, which make principal paydown optional, seem no less predatory than the products that Cuomo specifically excluded.

David Fiderer: The Real Reason Fannie and Freddie Lost So Much Money David Fiderer 2011

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Interest-only loans or option ARMs, which make principal paydown optional, seem no less predatory than the products that Cuomo specifically excluded.

David Fiderer: The Real Reason Fannie and Freddie Lost So Much Money David Fiderer 2011

Interest-only mortgages, which allow borrowers to defer principal payments for the first five or 10 years, accounted for just 6.6% of Fannie's total loan book at the end of 2009 but were responsible for one third of all losses in the fourth quarter.

Fannie Mae Tightens Underwriting for Interest-Only Mortgages 2010

Interest-only and inverse interest-only mortgage securities, which can be lucrative but volatile, are reappearing.

Mutual Funds Often Unclear on Their Use of Derivatives Daisy Maxey 2010

Interest-only derivatives tend to be quite volatile, and fund companies need to do a better job explaining them to investors, says Eric Jacobson, director of fixed-income research at investment-research firm Morningstar Inc.

Fed Exits Mortgages; Investors Should Enter Cautiously Eleanor Laise 2010

Interest-only derivatives tend to be quite volatile, and fund companies need to do a better job explaining them to investors, says Eric Jacobson, director of fixed-income research at investment-research firm Morningstar Inc.

Fed Exits Mortgages; Investors Should Enter Cautiously Eleanor Laise 2010

Interest-only loans, which accounted for 15% of all loans made by Fannie in 2007, represented just 1% of total lending volume in 2009.

Fannie Mae Tightens Underwriting for Interest-Only Mortgages 2010

Interest-only derivatives tend to be quite volatile, and fund companies need to do a better job explaining them to investors, says Eric Jacobson, director of fixed-income research at investment-research firm Morningstar Inc.

Fed Exits Mortgages; Investors Should Enter Cautiously Eleanor Laise 2010

Interest-only derivatives tend to be quite volatile, and fund companies need to do a better job explaining them to investors, says Eric Jacobson, director of fixed-income research at investment-research firm Morningstar Inc.

As Fed Exits Mortgages, Investors Should Enter Cautiously Eleanor Laise 2010