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CONSUMER WATCH: ARMs present some risks as rates increase
Lenders boost their home equity lines of credit nearly every time the Federal Reserve Board raises a key interest rate. Adjustable-rate mortgages are going up as well, though most have some built-in protections from fast-moving rate adjustments.
After four quarter-point Fed increases in 2006 alone -- a total of 17 consecutive increases since 2004 many consumers are in debt over their heads. More may be looking at foreclosures.
Mortgage delinquencies rose in the first quarter of 2006 over the same period in 2005, reported the Mortgage Bankers Association in Washington
"Additional modest increases in delinquency and foreclosure rates are likely in the quarters ahead," warned MBA chief economist Doug Duncan.
With every spike in the federal funds rate -- the rate banks charge one another for overnight loans -- banks respond by raising the prime rate, the interest rate they charge their best customers and the ones most often tied to home equity lines.
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Fitch Rates $138.77MM ACE Securities Corp. HE Loan Trust, Series ...
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2006--Fitch rates ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-SD2, as follows:
-- $99,507,000 class A 'AAA';
-- $18,145,000 class M-1 'AA';
-- $11,613,000 class M-2 'A';
-- $4,863,000 class M-3 'BBB+';
-- $2,395,000 class M-4 'BBB';
-- $2,250,000 class M-5 'BBB-'.
The 'AAA' rating on the senior certificates reflects the 32.15% credit enhancement provided by the 12.50% class M-1, 8% class M-2, 3.35% class M-3, 1.65% class M-4, and 1.55% class M-5, along with an overcollateralization (OC). Initial OC will be 4.40% growing to a target of 5.10%. In addition, the ratings on the certificates reflect the quality of the underlying collateral, and Fitch's level of confidence in the integrity of the legal and financial structure of the transaction.