The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) prohibits lenders from discriminating based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status or receipt of income from public assistance programs. However, your age, if you are younger, may have an effect on your credit score which can affect your interest rate.
Effect of interest rate on consumer finance?
Auto finance interest rates vary, but the current interest rate is generally between six and nine percent.
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continuation of question that would be the maximum interest rate that a finance co can charge in the year 2011.
The finance charge would depend on the interest rate and the number of months it will take you to repay the loan.
It depends on your credit rating. If you have an excellent credit rating then you will be able to get a low rate from HSBC auto finance. If you have a lower credit rating your interest rate will be higher.
The finance charge on an auto loan is calculated based on the interest rate and the outstanding principal balance of the loan. It is typically determined using the formula: Finance Charge = Principal Balance × Interest Rate × Time. The interest rate can be expressed as an annual percentage rate (APR), which is then divided by the number of periods (months) in a year to find the monthly rate. Additional fees and charges may also be included in the total finance charge.
Assuming that the interest rate is 9.75% per year, the answer will depend on how often the interest is compounded.
finance charge - This is the one time fees that the bank may charge for processing your loan Interest rate - This is the rate at which you must pay the bank interest for availing the loan during the loan tenure. Ex: Assuming you take a Rs. 1 lakh loan for 1 year at 10% fixed rate of interest and a 0.5% processing fee/finance charges ==> Monthly payment = 9166.67/- (Out of this Rs. 8333.33 would be principal repayment & Rs. 833.33 would be interest) Finance charges = Rs. 500/-
The interest rate will depend on a number of factors. These include who the lender is and also on their perception of your credit risk.
The answer will depend on the interest rate. Multiply the annual interest rate (in percentage terms), by 10000/365
multi the unpaid balance by the monthly interest rate