An adjustment index is the published interest rate used to calculate the interest rate of an Adjustable-Rate Mortgage (ARM) at the time of origination or adjustment.
LIBOR, or the London Interbank Offered Rate, is the interest rate at which major international banks lend Eurodollars to one another. It is widely used as a benchmark for adjustable-rate mortgages and other financial products.
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