Credit
Loans
The Cost
100

The ability to borrow money

Credit

100

Usually repaid in equal payments over set period of time (mortgage, car payment, student loans)

Installment Loan

100

Usually with loans you will pay back more than you borrowed, this is as a result of ______

Interest

200

What form of payment can you give when you need an immediate loan and do not have the money in your checking account?

Credit Card

200

Repaid based on how much you have borrowed (most credit cards and home equity)

Revolving Loans

200

The money you borrow

Principal

300

The number associated with your debt, loans, and other forms of financial history

Credit Score

300

No collateral. Often higher interest rates than secured loans

Unsecured Loan

300

May be charged for certain activities like reviewing loan application

Fee

400

A monthly payment you must make to a credit card

Minimum Payment

400

Require collateral, such as your house, vehicle, or cash. You lose the collateral if you don’t pay as agreed.

Secured Loan

400

Your credit scores and reports are used to evaluate what from your history?

How you have used credit in the past 

How many credit accounts you have

Whether you have ever filed for bankruptcy, had property repossessed or foreclosed upon, made late payments