Credit
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100

The lower your credit score the higher the ______ rate

you will pay on loans

Interest

100

How do credit cards work?

They are loans

100

A yearly fee that may be charged for having a specific credit card, independent of how you use the card

Annual Fee

100

 The cost you pay each year to borrow money, including fees, expressed as a percentage

Annual Percentage Rate (APR)

100

A plastic card that allows you to make purchases now with borrowed money, which then you must repay to the lender in one lump sum or in monthly payments with interest

Credit Card

200

A credit card service that allows cardholders to withdraw a certain amount of cash, either through an ATM or directly from a bank, typically at a high interest rate or for a fee

Cash Advance

200

žShredding or burning receipts, banks statements, and unused credit offers are all ways to prevent this from happening.

What is identity theft

200

Something valuable that the lender can take as payment if you can't or don't repay your secured loan

Collateral 

200

Someone who legally agrees to take responsibility for a person's debt if they cannot repay it

Cosigner

200

As of 2022, the total debt from this was over 887 MILLION dollars

credit card debt

300

This 3 numbered code appears on the back of most debit and credit card. For American Express, it is 4 numbers. 

What is CVC code

300

The maximum amount that may be borrowed on a credit card

Credit Card Limit

300

The amount you owe as the cost of borrowing money

Interest 

300

The rate charged for borrowing money usually expressed as a percent of the amount borrowed

Interest Rate

300

The smallest amount of a credit card bill that a credit card holder must pay during a billing cycle to remain in good standing with the lender

Minimum Payment

400

The monthly payment made on a house; used by individuals and businesses to make large real estate purchases without paying the entire value of the purchase up front

mortgage 

400

The number of days between your last bill and your current bill. Usually 28-31 days.

Billing Cycle

400

Interest rate can change, based on prime rate or index rate, over the course of the loan (risky to the borrower)

What is variable rate loan
400

žScore used by most lenders to assess your credit risk to approve you for additional loans or credit

FICO Score

400

The amount of time you have to repay your entire loan

Term

500

A nonprofit financial institution that is owned by its members and organized for their benefit

Credit Union 

500

A loan with an interest rate that does not change over the life of the loan

Fixed Rate Loan

500

The table that appears below. 

Schumer Box

500

The open line of credit that can be used for any purchases as long as you're under the limit; payments vary monthly based on size of the debt


What is revolving credit

500

A borrower's reputation for paying bills and debts based on past behavior

What is character