adjustable-rate mortgages
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Adjustable-rate mortgage — A variable rate mortgage, adjustable rate mortgage (ARM), or tracker mortgage is a mortgage loan with the interest rate on the note periodically adjusted based on an index which reflects the cost to the lender of borrowing on the credit… … Wikipedia
adjustable rate — Applies mainly to convertible securities ( convertible security). Refers to interest rate or dividend that is adjusted periodically, usually according to a standard market rate outside the control of the bank or savings institution, such as that… … Financial and business terms
Adjustable-Rate Mortgage - ARM — A type of mortgage in which the interest rate paid on the outstanding balance varies according to a specific benchmark. The initial interest rate is normally fixed for a period of time after which it is reset periodically, often every month. The… … Investment dictionary
Adjustable rate preferred stock (ARPS) — Publicly traded issues that may be collateralized by mortgages and MBSs. The New York Times Financial Glossary … Financial and business terms
adjustable-rate preferred stock — ( ARPS) Publicly traded issues that may be collateralized by mortgages and MBS … Financial and business terms
3/27 Adjustable-Rate Mortgage - 3/27 ARM — A type of adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) frequently offered to subprime borrowers. These mortgages are designed as short term financing vehicles that give borrowers time to repair their credit until they are able to refinance into a mortgage with … Investment dictionary
mortgages — Houses are expensive to buy and few people have enough money of their own. Most people have to take out a mortgage, a type of loan. In Britain people usually get a mortgage from a bank or a building society; in the US they get one from a bank or… … Universalium
Option Adjustable-Rate Mortgage - Option ARM — A type of mortgage where the mortgagor (borrower) has several options as to which type of payment is made to the mortgagee (lender). In addition to having the choice of making payments of interest and principal that amounts to those made in… … Investment dictionary
rate — The cost of debt service paid by a borrower or issuer to a lender or investor. The rate is expressed as an annual percentage of the amount borrowed. For some notes and bonds that pay interest semiannually, the semiannual interest due to the… … Financial and business terms
Fixed rate mortgage — A fixed rate mortgage (FRM) is a mortgage loan where the interest rate on the note remains the same through the term of the loan, as opposed to loans where the interest rate may adjust or float. Other forms of mortgage loan include interest only… … Wikipedia
