the decrease in mortgage servicing rights of $ 2.7 billion was primarily 2022 attributed to mark-to-market losses recognized in the portfolio due to decreases in the mortgage interest rates and increases in refinancing . the increase in securities sold under agreements to repurchase of $ 5 2022 billion is driven by a $ 6.2 billion increase from net transfers in as the continued credit crisis impacted the availability of observable inputs for the underlying securities related to this liability . this was offset by a reduction from net settlements of $ 1.4 billion . the decrease in short-term borrowings of $ 3.7 billion is due to net transfers 2022 out of $ 1.8 billion as valuation methodology inputs considered to be unobservable were determined not to be significant to the overall valuation . in addition , net payments of $ 1.8 billion were made during the year . the increase in 2022 long-term debt of $ 2.2 billion is driven by : the net transfers in of $ 38.8 billion , substantially all of which related 2013 to the transfer of consolidated siv debt in the first quarter of 2008 , as the availability of observable inputs continued to decline due to the current crisis ; offset by $ 2.2 billion in gains recognized as credit spreads widened during the 2013 year ; and $ 34.3 billion decrease from net settlements/payments . included in 2013 these settlements were $ 21 billion of payments made on maturing siv debt and the replacement of $ 17 billion of non-recourse , consolidated siv debt classified as level 3 with citigroup debt classified as level 2 . this replacement occurred in connection with the purchase of the siv assets by the company in november 2008 . items measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and therefore are not included in the tables above . these include assets measured at cost that have been written down to fair value during the periods as a result of an impairment . in addition , these assets include loans held-for-sale that are measured at locom that were recognized at fair value below cost at the end of the period . the fair value of loans measured on a locom basis is determined where possible using quoted secondary-market prices . such loans are generally classified as level 2 of the fair-value hierarchy given the level of activity in the market and the frequency of available quotes . if no such quoted price exists , the fair value of a loan is determined using quoted prices for a similar asset or assets , adjusted for the specific attributes of that loan . the following table presents all loans held-for-sale that are carried at locom as of december 31 , 2009 and 2008 ( in billions ) : aggregate cost fair value level 2 level 3 .

Table: aggregate cost fair value level 2 level 3 december 31 2009 $ 2.5 $ 1.6 $ 0.3 $ 1.3 december 31 2008 3.1 2.1 0.8 1.3

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Question: at december 31 2009 what was the ratio of the aggregate cost to the fair value of the loans held-for-sale that are carried at locom
Answer: 1.56
Calculation: divide(2.5, 1.6)
Explanation: the aggregate cost of the loans held-for-sale that are carried at locom is $ 1.56 for each $ 1 at to the fair value