A hybrid mortgage combines the stability of a fixed-rate mortgage with the flexibility of an adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM). This type of mortgage offers a fixed interest rate for an initial period, ...

Adjustable-rate mortgages, or ARMs, may sound risky -- after all, your payments can increase or decrease based on interest rates, which are out of your control. However, in some cases, choosing an ARM ...

With a fixed-rate mortgage, the rate literally remains fixed: It carries the same interest rate and monthly payment for the entire life of the loan. But an adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) has an ...

(NewsNation) — With mortgage rates elevated, more borrowers are turning to adjustable-rate loans for relief. Adjustable-rate mortgages, or ARMs, made up about 10% of all mortgage applications in ...

Mortgage interest rates just fell to an 11-month low last week and they are likely to continue to fall in the weeks ahead. With a Federal Reserve rate cut all but a certainty now (the dispute lies ...

ARMs often start at lower rates, but monthly payments can rise over time Adjustable-rate mortgages peaked at 35% of mortgage applications in 2005 Today's environment is vastly different for several ...