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Credit and the Law
27.1 and 27.2 Madi Gordon
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A law restricting the amount of interest that can be charged for credit. | Usury Law |
| A record of an individual's past borrowing and repayments. | Credit Report |
| A person or business that collects payments for overdue bills. | Collection Agent |
| Occurs when someone steals another person's financial information with the intention of committing fraud under that person's identity. | Identity theft |
| Helps people work out a plan for getting out of debt. | Credit counselor |
| combines a consumer's debts into one loan with lower payments. | Consolidation loan |
| a legal process in which a borrower is relieved of debts after showing an inability to pay. | bankruptcy |
| Covering completely or broadly | Comprehensive |
| In addition to | Plus |
| Something produced by mistake | Error |
| Get rid of | Remove |
| To pretend to be someone else. | Pose |
| to bring back to or to put back into former or original state. | Restore |
| Including everything | Overall |
| A step, stage, or situtation viewed as part of a process or series of events. | Instances |