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Understanding Credit

Suggested Ages: 8 and up

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Course Outline

Understanding Credit

Lender

Credit Card

Principal

Credit Report

Borrower

Interest

Credit Limit

Credit Score

Credit Bureau

Interest causes you to pay more for things than if you bought them without borrowing money.

Credit Payments split. Part of it goes toward paying back the original amount you borrowed and the other part of it goes toward paying interest.

How the credit score is calculated.

The effects of having a low score.

Concepts

The 4 C’s of credit.

Components of your credit report.

Definitions

Credit

There are costs associated with borrowing money.

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