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adjustable-rate mortgage

[uh-juhs-tuh-buhl-reyt] / əˈdʒʌs tə bəlˌreɪt /
NOUN
a loan with periodic changes
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FRM conventional mortgage fixed-rate mortgage


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Home buyers typically choose between a fixed-rate or adjustable-rate mortgage to fund their purchase.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 13, 2026

For the same reason, would an adjustable-rate mortgage make sense?

From MarketWatch Oct. 30, 2025

Many buyers are therefore making new calculations, including whether it’s worth paying upfront fees in exchange for a lower rate, or if an adjustable-rate mortgage is worth the risk.

From Seattle Times Oct. 9, 2022

The 5-year Treasury indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage averaged 4.97% in the latest survey up from 4.93% last week and 2.43% last week.

From Reuters Sep. 22, 2022

The average interest rate for a 5/1 adjustable-rate mortgage — fixed for the first five years and changing every year after — was 3.78 percent for the week that ended Thursday, according to Freddie Mac.

From New York Times May 1, 2022



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