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Interest Rate
Interest Rate
Image 1 The monthly effective rate paid (or received if you are a creditor) on borrowed money. Expressed as a percentage of the sum borrowed.
Image 2 Borrowing $1000 at a 6% interest rate would means that you'd pay $60 in interest (excluding compounding).


Compounding

Creditor

Fixed Interest Rate

FOMC

Interest Rate Ceiling

Interest Rate Swap

Variable Interest Rate