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adjustable-rate mortgage

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


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That low rate is for an adjustable-rate mortgage backed by the Federal Housing Administration and is only fixed for the first five years.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

To buy his former wife’s portion of the house, Sutton refinanced the mortgage and owes $300,000 on an adjustable-rate mortgage that’s now charging 6.75%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026

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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