Wachovia Ditches Pick-A-Pay, Will Waive Prepayment Fees on Option ARMs
Posted by Paul Jackson on Jun 30th, 2008
2008
Jun 30
In a nod to increasing investor and credit rating agency concern over mushrooming exposure to its now-infamous Pick-A-Pay mortgages, Wachovia Corp. (WB: 15.46, -4.69%) said on Monday afternoon that it would no longer offer negatively amortizing mortgages to customers. So-called option ARMs were originated in force during the recent housing boom, and have recently led [...]