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7th vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Assets | Any items of value that a person owns |
| Alimony | A financial amount paid to ones former spouse for support after a legal seperation or divorce |
| Bankrupt | Financial situation in which a court declares ones debts to be greater than the total value of ones assets |
| cash value | amount that an insurance policy is worth if canceled before maturity An insurance company will lend to a policyholder based on his or her policy |
| coapplicant, joint applicant, co signer | someone who signs a loan with the borrower, thus accepting legal responsibility for paying the debt if the borrower defaults. |
| co-ownership | joint ownership between two or more persons |
| creditor | lender one to whom money is owed |
| credit references | people who will recommend the credit applicant as a good credit risk |
| debt | money owed |
| debt balance | amount still owed on a debt at a given time |
| default | failure to fulfill the terms of the loan aggreement |
| dependents | those who rely on a person for support |
| finance charge | the total cost to use credit including interest loan fees and credit insurance |
| interest | the amount paid for the use of borrowed money |
| interest rate | the percentage of the principal that a borrower pays for the use of the borrowed money |
| liabilities | financial obligations; amount owed |
| mortgage | a loan for purchasing real estate if the borrower does not repay the loan according to the terms of the contract the lender can legally force the sale of the property to pay off the loan |
| 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 |
| reposses, 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 by which the borrower pays more interest during the early months of a loan and less at the end of the loan period |
| securities | stocks and bonds |