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What is teaser rate?

An introductory ARM rate set below the fully indexed rate. At the first adjustment the loan may reset toward index + margin, subject to caps, even if the index has not moved.

Where you will use it: this term comes up in the Real Estate Finance course, and the full course glossary collects every term in one place.

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From the free Real Estate Finance course by Devon Coombs, CPA, MBA.