adjustable-rate mortgage
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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
A bank, on the other hand, will likely make you choose between, say, a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage or a 30-year one, or an adjustable-rate mortgage.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 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
Her mother refinanced to make home repairs and signed an adjustable-rate mortgage.
From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2021
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