To keep this from happening to you, make sure you understand your mortgage terms and are capable of making higher monthly
payments after the introductory period.
Not exact matches
But be careful, your interest rate and monthly
payment will increase
after the
introductory period, which can be 3, 5, 7 or even 10 years, and can climb substantially depending on the terms of your specific loan.
Your
payment may go up
after an
introductory period, so that you would be paying down some of the principal — or you may end up owing a «balloon»
payment, a lump sum usually due at the end of a loan.
After the
introductory period expires your interest rate and
payment shoot back up high again.
After the
introductory period, if the rate goes up, your monthly
payment goes up.
In addition, although you aren't charged any penalty APR on missed
payments, the applicable interest rate
after the expiry of
introductory 0 % APR
period can be as high as 23.24 %, depending on your credit score at that time.
People who're regular with their credit card
payments and use their credit responsibly often find themselves at the lower end of this APR (
after the
introductory period).
If the interest rate increases
after the
introductory period of the ARM ends, your monthly
payments will increase, too.