Given a text T, and several options, according to the question posed in the text T to choose the most appropriate option from the options as the answer, please directly output the most appropriate option, do not need to output the explanation.

Which of the following characteristics of a residential mortgage loan would best protect the lender from a strategic default by the borrower?
Option A:Recourse
Option B:A prepayment option
Option C:Interest-only payments

Answer: A