Day 74 of 175

Day 74: The Insurance Inside the Mortgage

At a bank in Chelyabinsk, a young man goes over the mortgage contract for his first apartment with a bank consultant.

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Dialogue

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  1. A

    Я почитал договор по ипотеке: зачем мне страхование жизни? Давайте его уберём.

    I've read through the mortgage contract: why do I need life insurance? Let's take it out.

  2. B

    Можно, страховка добровольная. Но ставка тогда вырастет с десяти процентов до двенадцати.

    We can, the insurance is voluntary. But then the rate goes up from ten percent to twelve.

  3. A

    С чего вдруг? Я молодой, здоровый, даже не курю.

    How come? I'm young and healthy, I don't even smoke.

  4. B

    Банк рискует больше, поскольку гарантий нет. Вот расчёт: переплата почти миллион.

    The bank takes on more risk, since there's no guarantee. Here's the calculation: you'd overpay almost a million.

  5. A

    Миллион? Да у меня сбережений и так кот наплакал, всё на взнос ушло.

    A million? My savings are next to nothing as it is, it all went on the down payment.

  6. B

    А страховка обойдётся тысяч в десять в год. Можно даже найти подешевле.

    And the insurance will cost about ten thousand a year. You can even find it cheaper.

  7. A

    Убедили, пусть остаётся. Миллион я лучше на ремонт потрачу.

    You've convinced me, let it stay. I'd rather spend that million on the renovation.

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