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BusLawVocats6.02
Question | Answer |
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Finance charges are added after subtracting payments made during billing period | Adjusted Balance Method |
Lien for unpaid services assessed against personal property that has been improved | Artisan's Lien |
Finance charges figured by adding balances for each day in billing period and then divide by the number of days in the billing period | Average Daily Balance Method |
Property that is the subject of a secured loan | Collateral |
Helps protect a loan when a borrower’s credit rating is poor or has not been established | Cosigner |
Card or other device used to obtain goods, money, or services on credit | Credit card |
party who sells on credit or lends money | Creditor |
party who buys on credit or borrows money | Debtor |
Court-ordered procedure by which a portion of a delinquent debtor’s wages are paid to satisfy the debt | Garnishment |
Interest-free period before payment is due | Grace Period |
Party agreeing to be secondarily liable in case of default by the principal debtor | Guarantor |
Legal right in anothers property as security for the performance of an obligation such as the repayment of a loan | Lien |
Credit that can be increased by debtor up to a limit set by creditor | Open End Credit |
Pledge of tangible personal property | Pawn |
Creditor obtains possession of collateral by written or oral agreement | Pledge |
Finance charges figured as if no payments made during billing period | Previous Balance Method |
An account in which you can keep an outstanding balance and pay a small amount each month | Revolving Charge Account |
Creditors obtain an interest in something of value | Secured Loan |
Third party agreeing to be primarily liable for debt in case of default by the principal debtor | Surety |
Charging a greater amount of interest on a loan than is allowed by law | Usury |
Protection from harassing debtors, abusive and profane language, threats of violence, no communication with debtor at work | Fair Debt Collections Act |
Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 | Bankruptcy Types |
days creditors have to mail bills before the due date | Fourteen |
days the creditor have to inform the borrower if the loan is denied | Sixty |
days a creditor have to inform a borrower about the status of a loan | Thirty |
Property returned or taken back because of non-payment | Repossession |
They cannot be asked martial status and sex | Federal Equal Credit Opportunity Act |