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Adjustable Interest Rate
An interest rate that can change during the life of a loan in relation to an * index. Payments may increase or decrease accordingly. Usually offers a lower "initial" interest rate than the fixed rate. Also known as a variable rate.
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* Index
The published index of interest rates on a publicly traded debt security used to calculate the interest rate for an ARM. The index is usually an average of the interest rates on a particular type of security such as the * LIBOR.
* LIBOR
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) - The interest rate that major international banks in London charge to lend dollars to one another.
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