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The term annual percentage rate of charge (APR), [1] [2] corresponding sometimes to a nominal APR and sometimes to an effective APR (EAPR), [3] is the interest rate for a whole year (annualized), rather than just a monthly fee/rate, as applied on a loan, mortgage loan, credit card, [4] etc. It is a finance charge expressed as an annual rate.
A representative APR will also take into account other charges associated with the product (in addition to the interest rate) and will be displayed within the Representative Example. A company works out its ‘typical’ APR by taking into account past business that has arisen from advertising similar products, ideally over the previous 12 months.
To promote financial products that do not involve debt, banks and other firms will often quote the APY (as opposed to the APR because the APY represents the customer receiving a higher return at the end of the term). For example, a certificate of deposit that has a 4.65% APR, compounded monthly, would instead be quoted as a 4.75% APY. [1]
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