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Credit Management
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Subject
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personal-finance
Instructions:
Answer 39 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The amount borrowed - or the unpaid portion of the amount borrowed - on which the borrower pays interest
Co-signer
Capacity
Fixed-rate loans
Principal
2. Small loan companies that usually charge high interest rates
Needs
Finance companies
Opportunity cost
Open-ended credit
3. The ability to repay a loan with present income
Capacity
Opportunity cost
Time
Principal
4. Your total borrowing should not exceed 20 percent of your yearly take-home pay - and you should not take on monthly payments that total more than 10 percent of your monthly take-home pay
Principal
20/10 rule
Fixed-rate loans
Credit history
5. A person who owes money to others
Unused credit
Debtor
Collateral
Credit rating
6. A shopping method that enables consumers to determine whether they are getting the best quality for the price
Co-signer
Credit
Opportunity cost
Comparison shopping
7. A responsible attitude toward living up to agreements
Interest rate
Fraud
Debtor
Character
8. The total dollar amount of all interest and fees you pay for the use of credit
nsecured debt
Finance charge
Unused credit
Opportunity cost
9. Money borrowed to buy something now with an agreement to pay for it later
Closed-ended credit
Credit
Garnishment
Discharged debts
10. An agreement to lend the borrower an amount up to a stated limit and to allow borrowing up to that limit again whenever the balance falls below the limit
Capacity
Open-ended credit
Principal
Annual percentage rate (APR)
11. A measure of credit-worthiness based on an analysis of a consumer's financial history
Prime rate
Finance charge
Character
Credit rating
12. Treating people differently based on prejudice rather than individual merit
Capacity
Closed-ended credit
Discrimination
nsecured debt
13. Debts erased by the court during bankruptcy proceedings
Discharged debts
Annual percentage rate (APR)
Fixed-rate loans
Collateral
14. A person who actively promotes consumer causes
Debtor
Consumer advocate
Unused credit
Capacity
15. A written statement of a consumer's credit history issued by a credit bureau to its business subscribers
Credit report
Comparison shopping
Discrimination
Bankruptcy
16. Interest computed on the amount borrowed only without compounding
Simple interest
Credit bureau
nsecured debt
Annual percentage rate (APR)
17. A pre-established amount that can be borrowed on demand with no collateral
Annual percentage rate (APR)
Line of credit
Interest rate
Finance charge
18. The value of your next best alternative whenever you make a choice
Line of credit
Fraud
Closed-ended credit
Opportunity cost
19. The remaining credit available to you; calculated as your credit limit minus the amount you have already spent
Unused credit
Character
Finance charge
Opportunity cost
20. A person who promises in writing to repay a promissory note if the maker fails to pay
Garnishment
Opportunity cost
Co-signer
Discrimination
21. The interest rate lenders offer to their best business customers
Debtor
Prime rate
Credit
Discrimination
22. The cost of credit expressed as a yearly percentage
Annual percentage rate (APR)
Unused credit
Prime rate
Principal
23. A legal process that relieves debtors of the responsibility of paying their debts or protects them while they try to repay
Time
Bankruptcy
Debtor
Discharged debts
24. A loan that is not backed by pledged assets
Principal
Statement
Opportunity cost
nsecured debt
25. Loans for which the interest rate does not change (up or down) over the life of the loan
Credit
Fixed-rate loans
Time
Finance charge
26. The length of time the borrower will take to repay a loan; expressed as a fraction of a year
Credit
Interest rate
Principal
Time
27. The ideals in life that are important to you and affect your decision making
Discharged debts
Fixed-rate loans
Principal
Values
28. A part of the purchase price paid in cash up front - reducing the amount of a loan
Line of credit
Bankruptcy
Down payment
Co-signer
29. The complete record of your borrowing and repayment performance
Consumer advocate
Finance companies
Collateral
Credit history
30. Property possessed that is worth more than debts owed
Capital
Fraud
Interest rate
Time
31. A company that gathers - stores - and sells credit information to business subscribers
Capital
Open-ended credit
Credit bureau
Service credit
32. The intentional misrepresentation of information with the intent to deceive or mislead
Interest rate
Capital
Fraud
Finance companies
33. An agreement to have a service performed now and pay for it later
Unused credit
Capital
Garnishment
Service credit
34. Property pledged to a creditor to assure repayment of a loan
Collateral
Closed-ended credit
Credit history
Down payment
35. The percentage charged for the use of money
Bankruptcy
Open-ended credit
Needs
Interest rate
36. A legal process that allows part of your paycheck to be withheld for payment of a debt
Garnishment
Discharged debts
Fixed-rate loans
Statement
37. A loan for a specific amount that must be repaid in full - including all finance charges - by a stated due date
Comparison shopping
Capacity
Closed-ended credit
Open-ended credit
38. Ingredients necessary for maintaining physical life
Garnishment
Simple interest
Needs
Unused credit
39. An itemized bill showing charges - credit - and payments posted to your account during the billing period
Statement
Capital
Finance charge
Credit rating