You are about to take a mortgage and you plan to hold it for 10 years. A lender offers you a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage of $250,000.00 at a contract rate of 7.50%, with 3 discount points. Another lender offers you a 10-year fixed-rate mortgage of $250,000.00 at a contract rate of 5.55%. What is the effective cost of the 30-year loan over the 10-year holding period?

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You are about to take a mortgage and you plan to hold it for 10 years. A lender offers you a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage of $250,000.00 at a contract rate of 7.50%, with 3 discount points. Another lender offers you a 10-year fixed-rate mortgage of $250,000.00 at a contract rate of 5.55%. What is the effective cost of the 30-year loan over the 10-year holding period?
 
 
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