Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• STEP-RATE MORTGAGE
  
  A mortgage that allows for the interest rate to increase according to a specified schedule (i.e., seven years), resulting in increased payments as well. At the end of the specified period, the rate and payments will remain constant for the remainder of the loan.
  
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