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By purchasing mortgages, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac enable lenders to make more loans. With more lending money available, consumers keep buying homes, and the real estate market stays afloat. ... More money for mortgages means — you guessed it — lower mortgage rates.
Because Fannie Mae doesn't originate loans, you can't get your mortgage directly from Fannie.
Forbearance lets you skip some or all of your monthly mortgage payments for as much as a year. But forbearance should be a last resort, something to avoid if at all possible. While it can be a lifeline in the short-term, forbearance will undoubtedly lead to credit issues for many down the road.
This is the price that it costs to buy options. Using our 50 XYZ call options example, the premium might be $3 per contract. So, the total cost of buying one XYZ 50 call option contract would be $300 ($3 premium per contract x 100 shares that the options control x 1 total contract = $300).
A call owner profits when the premium paid is less than the difference between the stock price and the strike price. For example, imagine a trader bought a call for $0.50 with a strike price of $20, and the stock is $23. The option is worth $3 and the trader has made a profit of $2.50.
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