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Re:Federal Reserve pushes interest rates above 5% for first ... by zamnos on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @05:23PM (#35807985)
Fun fact'! 30-year fixed rate mortgages is a uniquely American thing. Most other countries are adjustable rate mortgages, even for boring primary residential loans.
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Re:Federal Reserve pushes interest rates above 5% for first ... by Faaak on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @05:33PM (#35808086)
In France it's not. And I have a 25yr fixed CHF loan which is great imho
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Re:Federal Reserve pushes interest rates above 5% for first ... by throw9away6 on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @05:46PM (#35808219)
Yeah and things go bad every 10 years in those countries when they have a currency crisis
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