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• INTEREST RATE DECREASE CAP
  
  An interest rate decrease cap is the maximum allowable decrease in your interest rate (on an ARM) each time your rate is adjusted. It is usually 1 or 2 percentage points. If rates go down 4% your rate may only go down 2% due to the cap.
  
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