I have a friend in Venezuela who got a 20 year fixed for 9% back in 2013. Due to hyper-inflation the bank ended up practically buying the condo for him.
You see back in 2013 US$ 1.00 = 40 bolivares; today, only 4 years later US$ 1.00 = 8,000 bolivares.
In today's exchange rate environment considering the black market my friend pays the equivalent to approximately US$ 14.00 per month for an apartment worth at least US$ 300k. Every month due to Venezuelan hyperinflation he pays less and less and he still has ~15 yrs to go.
Also consider that loan to values in Venezuela at the time were about 70% depending who you are, who you know and what your net worth is.
The way of the banana republic. If you don't think it can happen in a first world country you're mistaken.
Arbitrage is the name of the game!
Here's some other ideas of what you can do with the bank's money and leverage correctly:
http://www.investmentzen.com/blog/should-i-pay-off-my-mortgage-early-or-invest/
Wow it hurts to be holding Venezuela currency big time. Citizens need to protect themselves and cryptocurrency is the spot for them now. Protect whatever you have left from there. This is why crypto will be much bigger in the near future.
The few that went into crypto over the last years not only preserved their wealth but grew it.
Very interesting, I never thought about that circumstance in a country like Venezuela that is in collapse.
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