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2. UK mortgage terminology - Wikipedia

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   Variable rate – the rate varies at the discretion of the lender. Standard variable rate – the default variable rate the lender offers to mortgage borrowers with a standard residential mortgage. Tracker rate – a variable rate that is based on a published interest rate (typically LIBOR), plus a fixed interest rate margin. For instance LIBOR ...

3. Adjustable-rate mortgage - Wikipedia

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   A variable-rate mortgage, adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM), or tracker mortgage is a mortgage loan with the interest rate on the note periodically adjusted based on an index which reflects the cost to the lender of borrowing on the credit markets. [1] The loan may be offered at the lender's standard variable rate/base rate. There may be a direct ...

4. Floating interest rate - Wikipedia

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   [4] [5] A floating rate mortgage is a mortgage with a floating rate, as opposed to a fixed rate loan. [6] In many countries, floating rate loans and mortgages are predominant. They may be referred to by different names, such as an adjustable rate mortgage in the United States. In some countries, there may be no special name for this type of ...

5. Fixed vs. variable interest rates: How these rate types work ...

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   How variable rate caps work. In many cases, lenders set caps on variable-rate products. This was designed to protect consumer borrowers from the kind of runaway interest the country saw during the ...

6. Mortgage and refinance rates for Dec. 19, 2024: Average 30 ...

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   The current average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage is 6.84% for purchase and 6.85% for refinance — up 11 basis points from 6.73% for purchase and 9 basis points from 6.76% for refinance last ...

7. Mortgage industry of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   A discount rate; where there is set margin reduction in the standard variable rate (e.g. a 2% discount) for a set period; typically 1 to 5 years. Sometimes the discount is expressed as a margin over the base rate (e.g. BoE base rate plus 0.5% for 2 years) and sometimes the rate is stepped (e.g. 3% in year 1, 2% in year 2, 1% in year three).