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I have a question about the 1 month libor.  I have a Jumbo loan on my home that is based off the 1 month libor. My margin is 2.25 so right now the interest rate is very low. 1 month libor is only 0.25% right now.  I am living paycheck to paycheck right now and don't have means to extra income if the rate goes up in the next few years. My payment can't go up more than 5% a year so it won't jump to fast however it's a negative ammoritization loan where even though my payment may not be going up my loan balance will.  I pay like its a 5.5% interest rate right now becuase i bought the loan when the 1 month libor was 3.?%. That means i've actually paid 50K off my loan balance in just over 2 years which is amazing.  Just wanted to get some advise on if you think this loan is stable enough to stay in it and what you think this 1 month libor will be doing in the near and longterm future.
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March 20 2011 - Oakdale

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Short term, next 6 months, it appears unlikely LIBOR will creep up, but beyond that is just guesswork.   LIBOR rates tend to mirror our USA Prime Rate, so if and when it starts to increase, it will do so incrementally.

For example, from mid-04 to mid-06 LIBOR increased 4% over a 24 month period, all with incremental changes. 

I would continue to aggressively pay down principal as best you can, to protect against future rate increases, and have an exit strategy in place for when you start to see the increases.  
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