Christie begins the meeting by discussing a thirty-year mortgage. The loan would be repaid in equal monthly instalments. There would be no establishment costs for the loan. The annual interest rate of the thirty-year mortgage is 8.8%. Christie says that the bank also offers an interest-only loan with a term of ten years and the annual interest rate is 5.5%.The company would be responsible for making interest payments each month. At the end of the ten-year term, the company would repay the principal.