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Term | Definition |
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Acquisition Fee | A charge from a lender or lessor to cover the expenses incurred for arranging a loan or lease agreement. |
Closed End Lease | A contract -based system governed by law in the U.S. and Canada. It allows a person the use of property for a fixed term, and the right to buy that property for the agreed residual value when the term expires. |
Collateral | Something pledged as security for repayment of a loan, to be forfeited in the event of a default |
Dealer Incentives | A financial strategy used by manufacturers to motivate dealers to sell their products by offering discounts on those products. |
Default | The failure to make required interest or principal repayments on a debt, whether that debt is a loan or a security. |
Deficiency | Any debt remaining after a creditor sells assets securing a loan. |
Depreciation Fee | An amount in accounting that is commonly a fixed percentage of the original cost of a property and that is periodically charged off to expense or against revenue in order to compensate for the depreciation of the property. |
Early Termination | An agreement between two parties ending a current contract earlier than the specified term. |
Finance Charge | Any charge associated with using credit. |
Fixed Rate Loan | When your interest rate is locked in/ fixed for a certain period, typically between one and ten years. |
Inception Fees | Any fees that are due at lease inception |
Installment Loan | Allow individuals to borrow a predetermined amount of money, disbursed in a lump sum, that can be repaid over time. |
Invoice Price | The price that the merchant pays for the product before marking it up to sell |
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 any form of property; a tenant. |
Lessor | a person who leases or lends a property to another; a landlord. |
Mileage Allowance | The deductibility of expenses car owners accrue while operating a personal vehicle for business, medical, charity, or moving purposes. |
Mileage charge | The deductibility of expenses car owners accrue while operating a personal vehicle for business, medical, charity, or moving purposes. |
Money Factor | The financing cost of a monthly lease payment. |
MSRP | The Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price- the price that the manufacturer – suggests that the dealer ask for the vehicle. |
Open End Lease | You are responsible for the condition of the vehicle at lease end |
Purchase Option | The opportunity to purchase a piece of property which is being leased after the lease is completed, |
Rebates | A partial refund to someone who has paid too much money for tax, rent, or a utility. |
Residual Value | The estimated value of a fixed asset at the end of its lease term or useful life |
Secured Loan | Loans that are secured by a specific form of collateral, including physical assets such as property and vehicles or liquid assets such as cash |
Trade-In Value | The amount that a car dealer pays you toward the purchase price of a new or used car in exchange for your old car |
Unsecured Loan | When a lender provides money to a borrower without any legal claim to the borrower's assets in case of default. |
Upside Down | you owe more on your car than it's actually worth. |
Variable Rate Loan | the interest rate on the loan changes as the index rate changes |
Warranty | a written guarantee, issued to the purchaser of an article by its manufacturer, promising to repair or replace it if necessary within a specified period of time. |