Variable rate loans typically have a 1)________ interest rate than fixed rate loans because with variable rate loans, the borrower assumes the risk that the interest rate might 2)_________. Lower, Decrease Lower, Increase Higher, Increase Higher, Decrease
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1. Lower
2. Increase
Variable rate loans typically
have a lower interest rate than fixed rate loans because with variable rate
loans, the borrower assumes the risk that the interest rate might increase. As
compared with fixed rate loans, the starting interest rates of variable rate
loans are lower, the risk however, is that the interest rate may increase over
time.