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Borrowing

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Credit   merely a tool to buy something now and pay for it later  
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Microloans   Short-Term Loans  
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Instant Gradification   didnt budget for the purchase and dont want to wait until you have the money to buy the item  
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Principal   in exchange for your promise to re payh the money later, usually with interest  
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Interest   the amount you pay to use someone else's money  
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Simple Interest Formula   a quick way to calculate interest  
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Amortization Calculation Formula   figure out an average payment amount for each period  
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APR   the interest rate calculated in a consistent way  
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Introductory APR   rate for a short period to tempt you to borrow  
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Fixed Interest Rate   the same for the life of the loan or account  
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Adjustable or Variable Interest Rates   change at specific times  
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Maturity Date   The final payment date of a loan  
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Loan Term   the amount of time you're obligated to make payments  
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Annual Fee   A yearly fee for having an open account  
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Cash Advance Fee   Fee for withdrawing cash on your credit account  
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Over the Limit Fee   Fee will be applied to your account each time you go over your limit.  
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Credit Limit   the maximum amount you can borrow at any one time.  
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Grace Period   the amount of time before interest starts accumulating on charged purchases.  
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Loan Term   Longer terms typically have lower payments but accumulste more interest.  
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Origination Fee   a charge to process your loan.  
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Prepayment Penalty   always check before making a loan commitment to know about any extra charges if you make early payments.  
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Down Payment   Money you pay upfront toward the purchase to reduce the loan amount.  
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Discount Points   Lenders offer interest-rate discounts as incentives.  
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Revolving Credit   lets you borrow up to a maximum dollar amount whenever you want without applying for credit each time.  
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Installment (Closed-ended Credit)   the entire loan amount is paid to you at once.  
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Cash Loans   no specific purpose and simply pay the borrowed funds directly to you.  
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Service Credit   lets you pay in full usually monthly for a service as charges add up.  
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Authorized User   able to use the credit-car daccount but is not legally liable for the balance due to the account  
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Joint Account Holder   responsible for the balanced of the account along with the other person named on the account and is legally liable for any amount due  
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Capital   Cash on hand  
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Capacity   HAve more money coming in then out  
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Character   Check your reputation for repaying what you owe.  
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Collteral   Partial compensation for what you owe  
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Conditions   Past credit troubles if you can prove you are moving past a bad experience  
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Credit Reports   Detail how a person used credit in the past  
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Cosign   Someone who can agree with you  
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Cosigner   Agrres to repay the debt if you dont  
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Credit Score   A three-digit numbert based on the person's credit report  
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Subprime Borrower   someone lenders see as a big credit risk  
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Identity Theft   your identification documents are taken or online personal files are hacked without your permission  
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Identity Fraud   your personal information is used to make purchases, withdraw chas or set up new accounts without your approvsl  
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