© 2026 New England Public Media

FCC public inspection files:
WGBY • WFCR • WNNZ • WNNU • WNNZ-FM • WNNI

For assistance accessing our public files, please contact hello@nepm.org or call 413-781-2801.
PBS, NPR and local perspective for western Mass.
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

With stubbornly high interest rates, some are reconsidering adjustable-rate mortgages

NPR | By Wailin Wong,
Adrian Ma
Published November 5, 2026 at 6:09 PM EST

With the rates for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages at 7% or more, is it time to reconsider the far less popular adjustable-rate mortgage? New analysis shows that ARMs have paid off for borrowers.

Copyright 2026 NPR
Wailin Wong
Wailin Wong is a co-host of The Indicator from Planet Money.
Adrian Ma
Adrian Ma covers work, money and other "business-ish" for The Indicator from Planet Money, the daily economics podcast from NPR.