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Loan cap

By Elizabeth Weintraub, About.com

Definition: The maximum interest rate an adjustable-rate loan can ever adjust.
Also Known As: capped loan rate
Examples:
Many adjustable-rate loans cap at plus 6, so if your rate starts at 5%, the highest it can ever increase over the life of the loan is 11%.

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