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Most of us have seen the term APR in financial advertising and possibly its lesser-used cousins AER and EAR. But what do they mean? This article explains.

 

What do the terms APR, AER and EAR mean?

  (secured loans)

Author: Michael Challiner

Do you often look at the advertisements for loans, mortgages and savings and wonder what APR, AER and EAR actually mean? Well youre certainly not alone. Even banking staff can get confused!

 

The Financial Services Authority specifies the exact mathematics behind these calculations ( online car insurance ) and polices their use. All financial institutions have to stick to the exact calculations and the FSA lays down rules as to when and how the figures have to be disclosed. There are no exclusions! But its no good if the public dont understand what the terms mean. (life insurance)

So lets do our bit to lift the mists of misunderstanding!

APR stands for "annual percentage rate" and is used to describe the true cost of the money borrowed ( personal secured loans ) on mortgages, loans, and credit cards. The calculation for APR takes into account the basic interest rate, when it is charged (i.e. daily, weekly, monthly or annually), all initial fees and any other costs you have to pay. As all lenders calculate APR exactly the same way, it enables you to make direct cost comparisons between lending products.

So if one building society is offering you a mortgage at 4.8% plus an arrangement fee of £600 and a bank is offering you an interest rate of 5.2% with a £150 fee, then the APR figures will show you which of the two mortgages is cheapest. (remortgages)

There are then two further expressions that use APR. When you see X% APRvariable , this means that the cost is currently X% but the interest rate is not fixed and from time to time the interest rate is likely to vary (up or down).

The second variant is X% APR Typical variable. Youll frequently ( car insurance policy ) see this expression in promotions for loans. It means that the lender is not being totally specific about the interest rate you will be charged as their rates vary, usually in response to your personal credit rating and the amount of money you want to borrow. Therefore X% APR Typical variable is used to give you a general idea of what interest rate you can expect to pay. The addition of the word "Typical" means that at least 66% of their approved applications are offered that rate or cheaper . Then when a loan offer is confirmed to you, the paperwork will disclose the actual APR or APR variable you are being offered.

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