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Term | Definition |
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Annual fee | Is a yearly charge by banks and financial institutions to customers for use of their credit cards. |
Annual percentage | It’s the internet rate for each year. |
Rate (APR) | The term annual percentage rate of charge, corresponding sometimes to a nominal and sometimes to an effective APR |
balance transfers | Is the balance of an account to another. |
Bankruptcy | When you can’t pay of your debts |
Cash advances | You can withdraw cash up to a certain limit from the bank. |
Co-signer | Another person in your family like a parent also signs so your not the only one. |
Courtesy checks | Convenience checks are blank checks provided by lenders that borrowers can use to access credit lines. Convenience checks are typically used for purchases, balance transfers, or cash advances |
Credit bureau | a company that collects information relating to the credit ratings of individuals and makes it available to credit card companies, financial institutions, etc. |
Credit card | a small plastic card issued by a bank, business, etc., allowing the holder to purchase goods or services on credit. |
Credit history | A credit history is a record of a borrower's responsible repayment of debts. A credit report is a record of the borrower's credit history from a number of sources, including banks, credit card companies, collection agencies, and governments. |
Credit limit | A credit limit is the maximum amount of credit that a financial institution or other lender will extend to a debtor for a particular line of credit. |
Credit score | a number assigned to a person that indicates to lenders their capacity to repay a loan. |
Debt | When you can’t pay of your credit card |
Finance charge | In United States law, a finance charge is any fee representing the cost of credit, or the cost of borrowing. It is interest accrued on, and fees charged for, some forms of credit. |
Grace period | Where they can’t fine you for paying your credit card bill |
Interest rate | the proportion of a loan that is charged as interest to the borrower, typically expressed as an annual percentage of the loan outstanding. |
Introductory rate | An introductory rate is an interest rate charged to a customer during the initial stages of a loan. |
Late payment fee | The term late fee refers to a charge consumers pay when they fail to make a payment on a debt such as a loan or a credit card, or any other type of financial agreement such as an insurance or rental contract by the due date. |
Lender | an organization or person that lends money. |
Line of credit | an amount of credit extended to a borrower. |
Over-the-limit fee | An over-limit fee is a penalty charged by credit card companies when cardholders' purchases exceed their credit limit. |
Pre-approved | to approve (something or someone) in advance The bank preapproved the loan. We were preapproved for the loan. |
Principle | a fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior or for a chain of reasoning. |
Secured loan | A secured loan is a loan in which the borrower pledges some asset as collateral for the loan, which then becomes a secured debt owed to the creditor who gives the loan. |
Term | a fixed or limited period for which something, e.g., office, imprisonment, or investment, lasts or is intended to last. |