Total assets = Total liabilities + Equity. The balance sheet is one of the key elements in the financial statements, of which the other documents are the income statement and the statement of cash flows. A statement of retained earnings may sometimes be attached.
Fixed Rate Defined. A fixed interest rate means that the interest rate that you will be charged over the term of your loan will not change, no matter how high or how low the market may drive interest rates. Your payment will remain the same on your last payment as it was on your first payment.
A 15 Year Fixed Rate Mortgage is a loan with the same interest rate and monthly payment over the 15 year life of the loan. You generally pay a lower interest rate, pay less interest over the life of the loan, and build equity more quickly with a 15 year loan than with a loan carrying a longer term.