What Is a Loan?
The law puts it this way: credit is the right to defer payment of a debt; the price for the wait is interest (Regulation Z).
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1.What is a loan?
The law puts it this way: credit is the right to defer payment of a debt; the price for the wait is interest (Regulation Z).
2.What is the finance charge?
It includes interest, and fees (Regulation Z).
3.Which three things matter most for what a loan costs?
A longer loan means more waiting, a riskier borrower may pay more, and a secured loan has something the lender can claim.
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