President Trump sparked uproar last week when he proposed a 50-year mortgage. Many people, including Trump’s own supporters, criticized the idea.

Now, Middle Tennessee State University has joined the opposition, citing a report from the school’s College of Business.

The report gives an example of a $400,000 home (roughly equal to the median price of a home in Tennessee — $394,700). A 50-year mortgage would leave the homebuyer paying an additional $537,910 more in interest, while savings would total around $54 a month.

“A 50-year mortgage might sound appealing because it lowers your monthly payment,” writes the report’s author Michael Peasley, an assistant professor of marketing at MTSU. “However, stretching a loan over 50 years dramatically increases the total interest cost and only min

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