5.4 Credit and Debt

What is Credit? ...

Creditor is ...

Debtor is ...

Another name for the lender is ________________ .

The person that receives the credit promises to ______________ the money back within a given _____________ period plus _____________ .

Is Credit good or bad?
Good
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Bad:
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Consumer Credit
How is "consumer credit" different from "credit"? ...

Advantages of Consumer Credit:
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2.
3.

Disadvantages of Consumer Credit:
1.
2.
3.


Types of Credit: Credit Card and Loans

Credit Cards

Name the three major Credit Card Companies
1.
2.
3.

Other types of Credit Cards -- name two of each type
1. Travel & Entertainment Cards

2. Retailer Credit Cards

Does it cost a business to accept credit cards as a form of payment? If so, how much?


Why do business accept credit cards as payment?
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Some pit falls that of all credit cards:
Explain each and state why it may (will) cause problems
  • Minimum payments on credit cards
  • Using credit cards to pay other credit cards
  • cash advances on credit cards
  • introductory interest rates

Loans

Banks
Installment Sales Credit
Lease
Rent to Own
Pay day services -- pay cheque cash advance services

The Cost of Credit
Define each of these terms

Principal:

Term:

Interest Rate:

Interest:

Security or Collateral:

Risk & Credit Rating:


Credit Worthiness

Credit Rating

What can you to start to build a (good) Credit History:
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4

The Three C's of Credit are simply: Character, Capacity, and Collateral 
all considered together with a heavy dose of common sense.

Explain each of the 3C's
Character:


Capacity: 


Collateral

Credit Crisis: 

How do you know that you are in a credit crisis
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Getting out of Debt

The steps towards getting out of debt include
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