What is Annual Percentage Rate (apr)?
Many types of credit require an annual percentage rate, or APR.
APR stands for annual percentage rate. In other words, it specifies the amount of interest you’ll pay if you borrow for a full year. Assume you borrow $100 at 10% APR. You’ll pay $10 in interest over the course of a year (since $10 is 10% of $100). In actuality, you’ll most likely pay more than $10.
Understanding Annual Percentage Rate (apr)
You may not borrow for a complete year, or your borrowing amount may fluctuate over the year (as you make purchases and payments on your credit card, for example). To obtain specific figures, you may need to do some math.
The above example implies interest is calculated and levied only once per year, and you do not pay any fees—which may or may not be correct. Credit cards typically charge tiny amounts of interest daily or monthly (and add those charges to your loan debt), resulting in you paying more due to compounding. (Those interest costs are applied to your debt, allowing you to pay extra interest the next day.)
To get your daily rate, multiply the APR by 365. If the annual percentage rate is 10%, the daily rate is 0.0274% (0.10 divided by 365 =.000274). It should be noted that some credit cards split by 360 days rather than 365 days. 3
Nonetheless, you may generally infer that a lower APR is preferable to a higher APR (with mortgages being an important exception).
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