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Major Life Purchases
Term | Definition |
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Acquisition Fee | a charge from a lessor or lender to cover the expenses incurred for arranging a lease or loan. |
Closed End Lease | A closed-end lease is a rental agreement that puts no obligation on the lessee (the person making periodic lease payments) to purchase the leased asset at the end of the agreement |
Collateral | something pledged as security for repayment of a loan, to be forfeited in the event of a default. |
Dealer Incentives | a financial inducement used by manufacturers to motivate dealers to sell a particular product by offering discounts on that product |
Default | failure to fulfill an obligation, especially to repay a loan or appear in a court of law. |
Deficiency | a lack or shortage. |
deprecation fee | a reduction in the value of an asset with the passage of time, due in particular to wear and tear. |
Early Termination | Termination of Employment before Normal Retirement Age for reasons other than death, Disability, Termination for Cause or following a Change of Control. |
Finance Charge | the cost of borrowing money, including interest and other fees |
Fixed Rate Loan | unchanging rate charged on a liability, such as a loan or mortgage. |
Inception fees | fees that are due at lease inception. Inception fees may include a down payment, security deposit, acquisition fee, first month's payment, taxes or title fees. |
Installment loan | type of agreement or contract involving a loan that is repaid over time with a set number of scheduled payments; |
Invoice price | DescriptionThe actual price paid to the manufacturer or distributor by the end-customer retailer |
Lease | a contract by which one party conveys land, property, services, etc. to another for a specified time, usually in return for a periodic payment. |
Lessee | a person who holds the lease of a property; a tenant |
Lessor | a person who leases or lets a property to another; a landlord. |
Mileage Allowances | a term the IRS uses to refer to the deductibility of expenses car owners accrue while operating a personal vehicle for business, medical, charity, or moving purposes. |
Mileage Charge | usually associated with automobile leases or car rentals. These are the per mile fees imposed when a vehicle is driven beyond the miles allowed in the lease or rental agreement. |
Money Factor | method for determining the financing charges on a lease with monthly payments. |
MSRP | known as the manufacturer's suggested retail price, or the recommended retail price, |
Open end lease | obliges the lessee (the person making periodic lease payments) to make a balloon payment at the end of the lease agreement amounting to the difference between the residual and fair market value of the asset. |
Purchase option | opportunity to purchase a piece of property which is being leased after the lease is completed, is part of the many options available in a lease agreement |
Rebates | a partial refund to someone who has paid too much money for tax, rent, or a utility. |
Residual value | is the estimated value of a fixed asset at the end of its lease term or useful life |
Secured Loan | borrower will have to put up valuable collateral to obtain the loan, |
Trade in value | is the amount of credit that a car dealer is willing to offer you toward the purchase price of a new or used car in exchange for ownership of your old car |
Unsecured loan | loan isn't backed by any collateral |
Upside Down | more on a loan used to pay for an asset than that asset's current market value |
Variable rate loan | a loan in which the interest rate charged on the outstanding balance varies as market interest rates change |
Warranty | A guarantee that the manufacturer of a product will repair damage or defects for free for a certain period of time |