Amortgage-loan officer persuades unsuspecting consumers to sign up for exotic mortgages, such as "option arms." these mortgages offer borrowers the choice to pay less than the required interest, which is then added to the principal while the interest rate can adjust upward. because of this setup, many borrowers are unable to repay the mortgage once the interest rates go up. which of the following phrases best describes this scenario?
1)legal but not ethical
2)ethical but not legal
3)legal and ethical
4)neither legal nor ethical

Peninsula products has just applied for a loan at your bank. when reviewing peninsula's books for the year that just ended, you notice that the firm uses the fair value option for its bonds payable. you also see that the firm recorded a $55,000 debit in its bonds payable account and a $55,000 credit in its unrealized holding gain or loss"income account. over that same period, interest rates decreased by about 0.5 percent. how should this information affect the bank's decision as to whether to grant peninsula a loan? a : the bank should strongly consider giving a loan to peninsula because the changes in firm's bonds payable and unrealized holding gain or loss"income accounts suggest that peninsula has seen an increase in its credit rating over the past year. b : the bank should put little emphasis on the changes in peninsula's bonds payable and unrealized holding gain or loss"income accounts because these changes are likely the result of the rise in interest rates. c : the bank should hesitate before giving a loan to peninsula because the changes in firm's bonds payable and unrealized holding gain or loss"income accounts suggest that peninsula has seen a decline in its credit rating over the past year. d : the bank should put little emphasis on the changes in peninsula's bonds payable and unrealized holding gain or loss"income accounts because these changes are likely unrelated to either interest rates or the firm's credit rating.

Experienced problem solvers always consider both the value and units of their answer to a problem. why?

Consider the following three bond quotes; a treasury note quoted at 87.25, and a corporate bond quoted at 102.42, and a municipal bond quoted at 101.45. if the treasury and corporate bonds have a par value of $1,000 and the municipal bond has a par value of $5,000, what is the price of these three bonds in dollars? multiple choice $872.50, $1,000, $1,000, respectively $1,000, $1,024.20, $1,001.45, respectively $872.50, $1,024.20, $5,072.50, respectively $1,000, $1,000, $1,000, respectively