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Adjustable-Rate Mortgage (ARM)
A loan with an interest rate that adjusts periodically based on a published index.
A loan in which the interest rate can adjust up or down according to an interest rate index at set adjustment periods. The initial monthly payments will be lower with an ARM than with a fixed-rate mortgage and payments will fluctuate according to index performance.