WorksheetsCredit Terms Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
A yearly fee usually charged by credit companies to pay for the privilege of using credit.
Annual Fee
Over the Limit Fee
The max amount of credit a lender will extend to a customer.
Credit Limit
Loan Term
Represents the actual dollar cost using credit to maintain a balance.
Finance Charge
Credit Limit
The length of the time you have to pay off the loan.
Loan Term
Grace Period
The amount you borrow from a lender.
Debt
Credit Limit
The length of time you have before you state accumulating interest
Grace Period
Loan Term
The fee for spending more than your credit limit
Annual Fee
Over the Limit Fee
Late Fee
Clause that allows creditors to hike up your interest rate if you make a late payment
Universal Default
Bankruptcy
____Loans are used specifically to purchase a home.
Installment Loans
Mortgage Loans
___ Loans are typically used for large purchases such as a car or appliances
Student Loans
Mortgage Loans
Installment Loans
__ is used when you want to buy something now and pay for it later
Credit
Credit Limit
Credit Unions
A legal process to get out of debt when can no longer make all your required payments.
Bankruptcy
Universal Default
Debt
___ Loans are used for tuition and other college expenses
Installment Loans
Student Loans
Mortgage Loans
Someone who is willing to loan you money.
Creditor
Credit Unions
Bank
The amount of money someone is willing to loan or “credit” you.
Principal
Interest
The amount you pay to use someone else’s money
Interest
Debt
Credit Limit
__ is used when you want to buy something now and pay for it later
Student Loans
Interest
Credit
Financial institutions owned by the customers who are called members.
Credit Unions
Bank
Annual Percentage Rate
APR
Interest
Late Fee
A for- profit financial institutions owned by investors in its stock
Credit Unions
Bank
