Wreck kills activist for U.S. 2 safety [img=images/images_herald_20070504.jpg popup=false] 照片出處: HeraldNet Side Note: Borrower, beware: Debt disaster looms as rates rise on easy-money mortgages Subprime mortgage: A loan with a higher interest rate, charged by lenders to cover the higher risk of lending to borrowers with shakier credit and finances. Adjustable-rate mortgage: A mortgage on which the interest rates and payments may change as often as every month. Prepayment penalty: A fine paid by the borrower to the lender if the borrower pays off the loan in full ahead of the agreed-upon schedule. Balloon payment: A payment for the balance of a mortgage after a period of low payments at the front end of the loan. Negative amortization payment: Payments that cover none of the principal of a loan and only part of the interest due. The unpaid interest is added to a borrower’s debt, which gets bigger instead of smaller over time. Interest-only payments: Payments that cover the interest on a debt but none of the principal. Many young kids have TV in bedroom Buying a home here: You’ll pay even more Home sales in city shoot up 14% in April 40 percent of babies watch TV, UW study finds Medical Side Note: Many in Seattle ignore risk posed by the sun