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Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM)

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An adjustable rate mortgage is a loan with an interest rate that can change. Because you are, in effect, sharing the risk of higher future interest rates with your lender, you will generally get a lower initial interest rate on an ARM than you will on a fixed rate mortgage.


Additional resources

We have a library of downloadable PDFs that cover adjustable rate mortgages, rate locks, balloon payments, and other mortgage fundamentals.

Rate Locks: a PDF you can download

Downloadable PDF

Rate Locks

Adjustable Rate Mortgage, ARM

Downloadable PDF

Adjustable Rate
Mortgage

Balloon Payments, Adjustable Rate Mortgage, ARM

Downloadable PDF

Balloon
Payments


Definitely check out our YouTube channel, which has longer explainer videos on parts of the process as well as explanations of some of the trickier concepts.

While you’re there, don’t forget to subscribe and turn on notifications! That way you won’t miss new videos.


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We have a growing YouTube library of videos covering every part of the mortgage process. Head over and explore, and don’t forget to subscribe (and turn on notifications so you don’t miss new videos!)

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