Payday Loans Glossary of Terms: Part – II


This is the continuation of the first part of the glossary of terms related to payday loans. Hope you find it useful if and when you decide to choose such type of loans.

  • Credit reporting agency (CRA): They assemble financial data about borrowers. The three chief credit reporting organizations in the United States are Equifax, TransUnion, and Experian.
  • Credit score: A credit score is a three-digit number from 300 to 900, which is a measure of a borrower’s creditworthiness based on payment record. A credit score is generally categorized as excellent, good, fair, or poor.
  • Creditworthiness: This is a borrower’s readiness, probability and capability to pay back a loan or credit given to that person.
  • Debt Management Company: Debt management companies bargain with creditors to lessen interest rates and monthly costs. They usually have other counseling services to assist their customers work through their monetary issues.
  • Default: A default is done when a borrower fails to make well-timed payments on their loan and finally discontinues paying completely.
  • Deferred deposit lending: In such loan contracts, a lender provides a borrower with a cash advance. The borrower, obtains a postdated check, and holds it for deposit on the day the loan is outstanding. This is a temporary loan ranging anywhere from one to two weeks.
  • Direct deposit: A direct deposit is nothing but electronically depositing funds into a borrower’s account.
  • Fee: A fee can be defined as a charge that payday lenders assess on funds that have been borrowed.
  • Finance charge: The entire price of credit. It comprises of processing fees, service charges, as well as interest.
  • Interest: Interest can be defined as a percentage rate that a borrower shells out in order to borrow funds.
  • Maturity date: Maturity date is the final due date for the principal and finance charges on a loan.
  • No credit check personal loan: No credit check personal loan is a sort of loan does not need a credit check to be performed in order to obtain a loan.
  • No fax payday loan (faxless payday loan): This can be defined as temporary cash advance which tides borrowers over to their next payday, can be acquired incredibly rapidly.  Individuals can apply for and be given a no fax payday loan online or by calling. There is no need to fax their bank account and employment data to the lender in such loans.

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