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1. In mortgage-backed securities, the estimated rate at which homeowners will pay off the underlying mortgages of an MBS. The equivalent of the coupon on a mortgage-backed security is a percentage of the interest and principal paid on the mortgages backing the security. A risk associated with mortgage-backed securities is that too many homeowners will pay off their mortgages with too much speed, depriving the holder of the MBS from future interest payments.

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Callander Community Council notified Stirling Council that they wanted Bridgend to be converted from a 20mph zone to a 20mph speed limit, which would allow the speed bumps to be completely removed.

Bumpy ride as speed hump comes loose

Derek Packham also came off his bike after hitting the speed bumps.

FUMING VELO CYCLISTS LEFT BADLY INJURED IN SPEED BUMP 'CARNAGE'

But along the rest of Queens Road - which has a number of former council houses and housing association homes - there are no speed bumps, and according to Marie, a major issue with speeding vehicles.

'Speed bumps for the well off, speeding cars for the poor' - says angry resident; Campaigner angry at traffic calming measures in only one part of street

A new multi-coloured speed bump installed in Calder View, Lower Hopton, Mirfield

Giant multi-coloured speed bump appears; DEVELOPERS PUT UP 10MPH SPEED LIMIT SIGNS AT SIDE OF FLOOD-HIT BRIDGE IN MIRFIELD

However, the main culprits are roads that have been allowed to fall into disrepair and the increasing use of traffic-calming speed bumps.

Repair costs bumped up; Poor state of our roads is causing increasing damage to vehicles

"I suspect the increase is down to the speed bumps."

GOT WE'VE THE HUMP; 18 speed bumps in just a mile (Main)

Council technician Daniel Pritchard explained to councillors last week that one resident had objected to the proposed speed plateau - an extended speed bump - on the grounds that vibrations from passing buses and lorries could damage their property.

BOGUS SPEED TRAPS IN FOR BUMPY RIDE

A THERE is no safety benefit whatsoever in speed bumps. In fact, when the London Borough of Barnet removed its speed bumps, accidents reduced by 14.9 per cent during the first six months of 2005.

JUDGE TREAD: HUMP OVER SPEED BUMPS

Speed Bump: Cartoons for Idea People by Dave Coverly, 170 pages.

Funny at any speed: with his knack for steering straight for the funny bone, Dave Coverly's new Speed Bump cartoon collection takes readers on a laugh-filled joyride

There's no single theme to Speed Bump: Cartoons For Idea People, no basic philosophy--but his 'outtakes' appear in over 200 newspapers around the country and Speed Bump is a fine survey which gathers these into themed chapters, includes the author's introduction to each, and even presents a small portion of color cartoons with the black and white winners.

Speed Bump

The official dialogue between Roman Catholics and Anglicans has hit a speed bump, although both sides insist that they are committed to further conversations in their common search for Christian unity.