This leaves them in worse trouble than before and at greater
risk of default on mortgages and other debt.
Yet they're still
at risk of default, along with three other solar and wind farms owned by the company.
NOTE: High - yield bonds are subject to additional risks, such as
increased risk of default and greater volatility, because of the lower credit quality of the issues.
Although futures contracts are oriented towards a future time point, their main purpose is to mitigate
risk of default by either party in the intervening period.
Short - term bonds protect against long - term rising interest rates, while highly rated securities — AA or higher — have
less risk of default.
For example, high - quality corporate bonds issued by established corporations earning large profits have very
little risk of default.
Therefore they consider your previous loan repayment history when measuring
possible risks of default and the interest rate to assign to your loan.
Designed new loan criteria that enabled bank to provide profitable loans to low credit applicants while still
mitigating risk of default.
The old score requirements used to be 700, but since there was a meltdown in the mortgage industry, mortgage lenders want to have more security to
prevent risks of default.
Generally they are to borrowers with a higher
risk of default often related to the borrower's previously poor credit history.
This program protects lenders from
risk of default on fixed - rate loans of up to $ 25,000 for home improvements.
But they will require millions of consumers, who are at
low risk of default, to either put off buying a home or pay unnecessarily high rates.
High yield bonds are subject to additional risks, such as
increased risk of default and greater volatility because of lower credit quality of the issues.
Lower - quality debt securities involve
greater risk of default or price changes due to potential changes in the credit quality of the issuer.
Lenders gave loans to people with poor credit and a
high risk of default because central banks tried to stimulate the economy with lower interest rates and increasing demand for mortgages.
The better the grade, the more stable the issuer and the
less risk of a default, but the lower the interest rate as well.
Lower - quality fixed - income securities generally offer higher yields, but also carry
more risk of default or price changes due to potential changes in the credit quality of the issuer.
Typically, wide corporate credit spreads indicate a riskier lending environment, as bondholders generally will only take on a greater
risk of default in exchange for a greater yield.
The fact is low credit scores are no indication
of risk of default, especially since many bad credit borrowers today are such only because of financial bad luck - not financial irresponsibility.
We think this would increase
risk of default for the lowest income borrowers — including a disproportionate share of low - income students, women, people of color, and veterans — who would not be able to pay an additional $ 25 every month and meet their families» basic needs.
IMT works to reform mortgage underwriting and home appraisal practices to fully account for energy and to educate key stakeholders on energy efficiency valuation and innovative financing measures that can result in more energy - efficient homes and less overall energy consumption; lower utility bills for homeowners; mortgage underwriting that is more sound, with
reduced risk of defaults; and the creation of green jobs in the real estate, home construction, and retrofit markets.
For instance, there's increased
risk of default if a MIC is too geographically concentrated.
When credit scores were created, FICO, a bunch of lenders, and the credit bureaus came together to figure out a better way for lenders to
predict risk of default when lending.
All subprime loans function similarly because they're a loan for those borrowers with a high
risk of defaulting due to low credit scores, poor or little credit history, a high debt - to - income ratio, or other factors.
Floating - rate loans» low credit ratings indicate greater potential
risk of default relative to investment - grade bonds (though default rates for floating - rate loans historically have been lower than on high - yield bonds).
The report does note that the overall effect on the economy would be muted because only mortgages that are in
serious risk of default would be eligible for the program, and only a fraction of the total homes underwater in the country fit that profile.
$ 10 billion for reducing principal for borrowers who are delinquent or at
imminent risk of default and are underwater (owe more than their homes are worth).
Subprime personal loans are for people with a high
risk of default based on their credit score, which means obtaining an unsecured personal loan may be difficult without collateral, and the loan will generally have a high interest rate.
Short term interest rates will correct rapidly by shooting up several hundred basis points in a price - discovery «correction» that will factor in the real rate of inflation (not the rigged CPI) and the
real risk of default by the U.S. Government.
Countries with growing economies and substantial assets can generally manage high levels of debt in the medium term as lenders are confident that they won't actually default, however countries perceived as being at high
risk of default end up paying higher interest rates or even being unable to borrow at all.