Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• RATE (LOAN RATE) - The return the lender receives for loaning you the money for the mortgage.
  
  
• RATE AFTER INTRO - Rate after Intro is the rate that will apply to the line of credit after the introdu...
  
  
• RATE ANTICIPATION SWAPS - An exchange of bonds in a portfolio for new bonds that will achieve the targe...
  
  
• RATE BASE - The value of a regulated public utility and its operations as defined by its regulators and...
  
  
• RATE CAP - The limit on the amount the interest rate can be increased at each adjustment period in an a...
  
  
• RATE CAP INSURANCE - Rate cap insurance limits how much the interest rate can increase during the float...
  
  
• RATE COMMITMENT - A written promise by a lender to lend money to a borrower at a stated rate of interes...
  
  
• RATE COVENANT - A provision in the bond agreement or resolution that addresses the rate or method used ...
  
  
• RATE FACTOR - The number of dollars required to pay off each $1,000 of a mortgage loan.
  
  
• RATE GUARANTEE (LOCK-IN) - A guarantee that the rate in effect when you apply will be the final rate wh...