WorksheetsCredit
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which of the following is NOT one of the THREE types of credit card?
General purpose cards
American Express
Store Cards
Travel & Entertainment cards
Which of the following is NOT a typical type of credit?
Mortgage
Credit Card
Auto loan
Pre-paid Debit Card
How do you avoid paying interest on your credit card (or any other loan for that matter)?
Always make the minimum payment over time
Always make the full payment on time
Pay interest 1st, then pay what you can on leftover balance
Pay the principal 1st, then pay what you can on interest
A shorter auto loan term means ____ monthly payments & ____ total interest you'll pay.
higher, less
higher, more
lower, more
lower, less
How are credit cards and debit cards different?
They're both linked to a checking account in different ways
With a credit card, you are borrowing from yourself
Some debit cards say VISA on them; credit cards don't
A credit card can offer perks such as purchase protection
Which of the following is TRUE about finding errors on your credit report?
You may have to file a dispute with each credit bureau
You should wait until the end of the month before reporting
Finding errors is common & is not a big deal
Overlooked errors may result in you paying a fine
How are a credit score and credit report related?
a credit report is determined by the factors in your score
credit reports are less important than your credit score
a credit score is determined by the factors in your report
They're not related at all
using the debt snowball method, you make...
minimum payments on all your loans
minimum payments on small loans; pay extra on large loans
one large payment on one loan
minimum payments on large loans; pay extra on small loans
Using the Avalanche Method, you...
pay off all your loans in the least amount of time
put extra money towards loans with the highest interest rate
put extra money towards loans with the lowest interest rate
make one large payment on the loan with the highest rate
All of the following may access your credit report EXCEPT...
a landlord
colleges and universities
a future employer
insurance companies
all of these are red flags that someone is likely a scammer EXCEPT...
they have an urgent need for money
they threaten to report you to law enforcement authorities
they ask you for personal or financial information
they respond to an inquiry you made regarding your bank account
All of these are common ways credit card information is stolen EXCEPT…
Phishing emails requesting personal information
A data leak revealing your personal information
Accessing your bank account on a public wi-fi network
Scammers calling your bank pretending to be you
What should you do FIRST if you suspect your personal information has been compromised?
File an identity theft report with the FTC
Shred all of your credit cards
Close all of your bank accounts
Go back to the last store you visited and look for clues
All of these are potential outcomes of identity theft EXCEPT…
A new loan could be taken out in your name
You might find it more difficult to obtain insurance
Someone pretending to be you could go to your workplace and replace you
Someone could access your bank account and withdraw your funds
