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A limit on the amount the * interest rate or monthly payment can increase in an * adjustable rate mortgage (ARM).
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* Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM)
Also known as a variable rate loan, usually offers a lower initial rate than * fixed rate mortgage loans. The interest rate can change at specified time periods based on changes in an interest rate index that reflects current finance market conditions. When the interest rate on an ARM increases, your monthly payments will increase and when the interest rate on an ARM decreases, your monthly payments will be lower.
* Fixed Rate Mortgage
A home mortgage loan in which the interest rate does not change during the entire term of the loan.
* Interest Rate
The percentage of a sum of money charged to the borrower by the lender for borrowing the lender's money.
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