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Personal finance
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alimony | a financial amount paid to ones former spouse |
| assets | any items of value that a person owns |
| bankrupt | financial situation in which a court declares ones debts to be grater then total amount of assets |
| cash value | amount that a insurance policy is worth if canceled before maturity. |
| coapplicant, joint applicant, cosigner | someone who signs a loan with the borrower |
| co-ownership | joint ownership between two or more persons |
| creditor | lender; one to whom money |
| credit references | people who will recommend the credit applicant as good |
| debt | money owed |
| debt balance | amount still owed on a debt at a given time |
| default | failure to fulfill the terms of the loan agreement |
| dependents | those who rely on a person for support |
| finance charge | the total cost to use credit |
| Interest | the amount paid for use of borrowed money |
| interest rate | the % of the principal that borrower pay for the use of borrowed money |
| liabilities | financial obligations |
| mortgage | a loan for purchasing real estate |
| mortgage holder | person or institution that made the mortgage loan |
| proceeds | the amount of money a borrower receives from a loan |
| real estate | land and property attached to the land |
| repossess, reclaim | to take back what was sold on a installment plan or loan if payments are not made as agreed |
| Rule of 78 | a method of calculating interest y which the borrower pays more interest during early months |
| securities | stocks and bonds |