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You plan to purchase a house for $575,000 and you will make a 20% down payment. 
You are evaluating two mortgages a 30-year fixed mortgage at 2.62% and a 15-year 
fixed mortgage at 2.15%.  Your goal is to have a monthly payment that fits within your 
budget.    
a. Which mortgage will give you the lowest monthly payment?  What will that 
payment be?  How much less will this be than the other monthly mortgage 
payment?  
b. Assuming you take the full term of the mortgage, which mortgage will result in 
you paying the most interest?  What will that interest be? How much less will 
this be than the interest on the other mortgage?  

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Given, you plan to purchase a house for $575,000 and you will make a 20% down payment. 
You are evaluating two mortgages a 30-year fixed mortgage at 2.62% and a 15-year 
fixed mortgage at 2.15%.  Your goal is to have a monthly payment that fits within your 
budget.    

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