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A mortgage where the interest rate changes periodically based on a specific index.
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The published financial indicator used to adjust an ARM's interest rate (SOFR, T-Bill, COFI, LIBOR)
3.
The fixed percentage added to the index to determine the fully indexed rate.
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Fully Indexed Rate = Index + Margin
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The percentage of a borrower’s gross monthly income used to pay debts; includes front-end and back-end ratios.
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Front-End Ratio, housing expenses (Principal, Interest, Taxes, Insurance, & Association Dues)
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A fee charged by a lender to cover the administrative costs of making a loan.
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The process of spreading a loan into a series of fixed payments over time.
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Total of all mortgage balances compared to the property value