TY - JOUR T1 - An ARMs Prepayment Model JF - The Journal of Fixed Income SP - 73 LP - 79 DO - 10.3905/jfi.2004.391029 VL - 13 IS - 4 AU - Sherman Davis Y1 - 2004/03/31 UR - https://pm-research.com/content/13/4/73.abstract N2 - This research provides evidence that a parsimonious prepayment speed model, using publicly available resources, can reasonably project prepayment speeds for single-family one-year Fannie Mae ARMs. Two incentives to refinance appear to be the two strongest predictors of projected prepayment speeds for the 1997–2001 period. A 100 basis point increase in the ARM-to-ARM incentive to refinance variable increased prepayment rates by 2.8%, holding other model variables constant. A 100 bp increase in the incentive to refinance from an adjustable-rate mortgage to a fixed-rate mortgage increased the prepayment rate of Fannie Mae-issued single-family ARMs by 2.3%. A limited approach to modeling adjustable-rate mortgages may thus be a cost-effective alternative to costlier and more sophisticated models. ER -