Sentences with phrase «eighths of a percentage point»

The fixed rate is based on the weighted average of the interest rates on the loans at the time of consolidation, rounded up to the nearest one - eighth of a percentage point.

On an adjustable - rate mortgage, the rate would drop three - eighths of a percentage point.

On a 30 - year fixed rate mortgage with a reduction option, the homebuyer pays an extra one - fourth to three - eighths of a percentage point in the interest rate on the mortgage plus a quarter to three - eighths of 1 percent of the loan amount (points) at the time of closing.

Not exact matches

Despite widening gaps between highest - and lowest - scoring students, average scores in reading and mathematics were essentially flat from 2015 to 2017, with the exception of eighth - grade reading scores, where the percentage of proficient students increased by two percentage points.

In other words, increasing the share of eighth graders in tracked courses by ten percentage points is associated with an additional 20,000 students scoring 3 or higher on AP exams nationwide.

For several years, data suggested that the city had seen improvements among all ethnic groups, including in graduation rates, which have risen about 14 percentage points for black and Hispanic students since 2005, and a national standardized test given every other year to a sampling of fourth and eighth graders.

Madison's strongest gains were among eighth grade math scores, with the percentage of black students scoring proficient gaining 8 percentage points, Hispanic students gaining 16 percentage points and low - income students gaining 6.5 percentage points over last year.

For eighth - graders across the district, the report showed a four - year gain of 4 percentage points to 38 percent in reading proficiency, and a 5 percentage - point gain to 44 percent in math proficiency.

While up from the stagnant eight percentage points from the previous two academic years, 12 percent of black sixth to eighth grade students were considered proficient in math in 2015 - 16 compared to 68 percent of white students and 24 percent of Hispanic students.

The percentage of all young male eighth - graders reading Below Basic in 2011, a one - point decline from 2002.

The percentage of Latino eighth - graders reading Below Basic in 2011, a seven - point drop from levels in 2002.

Thirteen percent of eighth - graders not eligible for free - and reduced - lunch were functionally illiterate, a one percentage point decline from 2011 and a three - point decline from the same period eleven years ago.

The percentage of all young male eighth - graders reading Below Basic in 2013, a two - point decline from 2011 and a three percentage point decline from 2002.

Thirty - nine percent of black eighth - graders read Below Basic, a two percentage point decline from 2011 and a six point decline from 2002.

The percentage of black eighth - graders reading at Proficient and Advanced levels in 2013, a two percentage point increase over 2011, and a three percentage point increase over 2002.

The percentage of eighth graders achieving at the advanced level in mathematics rose three points, to 11 percent, which also represents a statistically significant improvement in performance since 2009.

The analysis from the charter school association, which used data collected by the Michigan Department of Education, concluded the largest gaps were found in the MEAP reading scores — as high as 9.3 percentage points difference in eighth grade; with 43.6 percent proficient for black urban students in charter schools, compared to 34.3 percent proficient for black urban students in traditional public schools, said Buddy Moorehouse, spokesman for the state's charter school association.

And only 8 percent of African - American eighth - graders scored «proficient» or higher in math, down a percentage point from four years ago.

Note: Your interest rate can be equal to the index rate plus the margin exactly, or it can be rounded to the nearest one - eighth of one percentage point -LRB-.125 %).

«If you negotiate down one - eighth of (an interest - rate percentage) point and live there 30 years, it could be $ 50,000 in savings.

The interest rate will be adjusted periodically based on the index rate plus a margin (your rate will be equal to the index rate plus the margin, rounded to the nearest one - eighth of one percentage point, unless your interest rate cap limits the amount of change in the interest rate).

For each point you buy, your rate is reduced by a certain amount, usually one - eighth to one - quarter of a percentage point.

On a conventional mortgage backed by Fannie Mae, the rate on a condo will usually run about one - eighth to one - quarter of a percent (0.125 - 0.250 percentage points) higher than what you'd pay on a single family home.

«Specifically, we find that nearly 10 % of prime borrowers who applied for their loans jointly could have lowered their mortgage interest rate at least one eighth of 1 percentage point if the mortgage was applied for by the applicant with a higher credit score and an income high enough to qualify for the mortgage,» the note reads.

It also has the eighth - highest percentage of graduates with debt despite a decline of 1 percentage point from last year.

Interest rates for renovation loans are usually one - eighth to one - quarter of a percentage point higher than they are for a conventional mortgage because these loans are riskier for the lender.

At Guaranteed Rate, a national lender, the savings are similar: Buying one point will typically lower your rate a quarter, or perhaps three - eighths, of a percentage point, says Dan Gjeldum, senior vice president of mortgage lending.

Each point you buy will knock one - eighth to one - quarter of a percentage point off your mortgage rate, which is less than points would buy a few years ago.

Consolidated loan rates are calculated by averaging out the interest rates of your old loans and rounding them up to the nearest one - eighth percentage point.