variable-rate
Americanadjective
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“Higher rates … make borrowing more expensive, especially credit-card debt and variable-rate loans. And seniors shouldn’t assume that all bonds are unaffected — when rates rise, existing bond prices generally fall,” Ahmed said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
The Strategy variable-rate preferred known as Stretch comes out the winner because it offers an 11%, tax-deferred yield.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
He decided to enhance the company’s frenetic bitcoin buying by selling variable-rate perpetual, cumulative preferred stock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
It also has deep pockets: Earnings had almost tripled between 2021 and 2023, in part because of its larger portfolio of variable-rate business loans, Mason said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
Both fixed- and variable-rate loans are linked to benchmarks that track the federal funds rate.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2023
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