Loan repayment, amortization schedules, sinking funds, and varying loan payments.
These are the key learning objectives for Loans on SOA Exam FM. Paraphrased from the public SOA syllabus — we recommend also checking the current syllabus on soa.org before your exam sitting.
Construct and interpret amortization schedules
Compute outstanding balance by prospective and retrospective methods
Work with sinking fund loan arrangements and compare to amortized loans
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SOA Exam FM has 8 topic areas. Loans is weighted at approximately 10–15% of the exam — here is where it sits relative to the other topics.
| Topic area | Weight |
|---|---|
| Time Value of Money | 10–15% |
| Annuities | 15–20% |
| → Loans | 10–15% |
| Bonds | 10–15% |
| General Cash Flows and Portfolios | 15–20% |
| Immunization | 10–15% |
| Interest Rate Swaps | 0–5% |
| Determinants of Interest Rates | 0–10% |
Interest rates, discount rates, present and future value, and the relationships between different interest measurement conventions.
Level and varying annuities paid annually or more frequently, annuities due and immediate, and deferred annuities.
Bond pricing, yield to maturity, premium and discount, and book value schedules.
Valuing arbitrary cash flow streams, net present value, internal rate of return, dollar-weighted and time-weighted returns.
Portfolio immunization strategies, Redington immunization, full immunization, and asset-liability matching.
Basic mechanics of interest rate swaps, including fixed and floating legs and swap rate determination.
Economic and market factors that shape interest rates, including inflation, risk premiums, and the yield curve.
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