Credit Cards

The cost of credit expressed as a yearly interest rate is known as:

• Annual Percentage Rate (APR)
• Annual Fee
• Penalty APR
• Introductory Rate

Benefits of credit cards include:

• safe and convenient, bonuses are offered
• allows you to build a positive credit report
• needed for reservations and online shopping
• all of these

The maximum amount you may borrow on a credit card is known as:

• creditworthiness
• credit report
• credit limit
• variable rate of credit

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What is an annual fee? 

• The act of transferring money 
• A fee charged by a card issuer for being a card holder. 
• The days between the last statement and the current statement. 
• A fee charged to a cardholder's account once a payment is late. 

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Examples of penalty fees include:

• over-the-limit fee
• late payment fee
• returned payment fee
• all of these

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How can you avoid paying interest fees on your credit card?

• Only use it for groceries
• pay off the full balance, on time, each month
• you cannot avoid interest fees
• only use Discover

It is wise to compare credit card offers before choosing one

• True
• False

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The cost of borrowing money is referred to as 

• Interest 
• Annual Percentage Rate 
• Credit 
• Credit Line 

Paying the minimum payment on a credit card every month will:

• Pay a large percentage of the total balance owed every month
• Make the final amount paid substantially higher than the amount initially charged to the card
• help the cardholder create a plan for paying of a credit card in a decent amount of time
• allow the cardholder to avoid paying any interest charges 

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Having a high credit score will allow lenders to give you lower interest rates.

• True
• False

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