Credit - Key Terms
Across
- 2. Amount of money owed on a credit card or loan
- 4. Amount of money paid in advance; reduces loan payments
- 5. Amount of money charged to an individual, often as a penalty
- 7. The rate per year charged for borrowing or made by investing; expressed by a single number
- 9. A secured loan on real estate
- 11. Numerical analysis of a person's creditworthiness
- 12. Taking possession of collateral to pay for a loan
- 13. Maximum amount that can be borrowed on a single card
- 14. Selling assets to get money to help pay for a loan
- 15. Total money that an individual owes
- 16. Money granted to be paid back, often with interest
Down
- 1. Something that is pledged as security for loan repayment
- 3. Institution that keeps financial accounts, makes loans, and issues credit cards
- 4. When someone breaks their credit card agreement terms
- 6. When a person or business is unable to pay off outstanding loans
- 8. Used for making purchases with revolving credit
- 10. Spending more money than can be afforded and/or budgeted