What are “caps”?
Caps are limits that are placed on the changes allowed in the interest rate and/or monthly payment on an adjustable, balloon mortgages. For example, if you had a one-year adjustable rate mortgage and the caps were 2.0% per year and a 6.0% lifetime cap, then the most that it could go up or down is 2.0% in any one year and 6.0% over the lifetime of the loan. Example; if your start rate is 5.00% and the lifetime cap is 6.00%, the lifetime cap of this loan would be 11.00%.