A mortgage, with an original principal balance of $$295,000,$ has an interest rate of $6\mathrm{.}65\%$ compounded semi$-$annually not in advance with an amortization of $15$ years. The payment frequency is bi$-$weekly. Your client would like to know how much of his payment will be allocated to interest in his first year of payments?

a$)$ $$18,666\mathrm{.}65$

b$)$ $$18,950\mathrm{.}41$

c$)$ $$8,843\mathrm{.}46$

d$)$ $$17,520\mathrm{.}72$