Adjustable Rate Mortgages
A 5/5 or 10/1 Adjustable Rate Mortgage may be a good choice if you:
- Want to maximize your buying power
- Minimize or eliminate your down payment
- Greatly reduce your closing costs and PMI premiums
- Want to keep your payments lower during the first five or ten years of your loan
- Plan to move or payoff your mortgage within the next ten years
- If, in the coming years, you expect your income to increase significantly
10/1 ARM
| Best Choice If:You're seeking a low initial rate and closing cost combination. | Advantages:Gives you the benefit of an exceptionally low rate for the first ten years. * This may be the lowest initial monthly payment and closing costs option. Your rate adjusts every year after the intial rate adjustment period. | Disadvantages:Rate is not fixed for the entire loan term and could increase. |
10/1 ARM - 100%
| Best Choice If:No down payment required. Combination of low rate, payment, and closing costs. | Advantages:Zero down payment option greatly minimizes the need for out of pocket expenses. Rate subject to change every year after the initial rate period adjustment. Rate fixed for the first 10 years. | Disadvantages:Rate is not fixed for the entire loan term. |
5/5 ARM
| Best Choice If:You're seeking a low initial rate and closing cost combination. | Advantages:Gives you the benefit of an exceptionally low rate for the first five years. * This may be the lowest initial monthly payment and closing costs option. Your rate adjusts every five years. | Disadvantages:Rate is not fixed for the entire loan term and could increase. |
5/5 ARM - 100%
| Best Choice If:No down payment required. Combination of low rate, payment, and closing costs. | Advantages:Zero down payment option greatly minimizes the need for out of pocket expenses. Rate only subject to change once every 5 years rather than annually on most ARM products. |
