Exam 4 Flashcards
Personal fin an easy process 3 steps
- Awareness and set goals
- Create and activate financial plans
- Evaluate and revise plans
Balance sheet
Shows what a family saves, owns, and makes?
Truth in savings acts
1991 - requires institutions to say the APR yield, fees, minimum balance information
Bank secrecy act 1970 requires banks to report
Suspicious activity report when they suspect issues
CFP
Most recognized credential for financial planners
Financial planner vs. financial counselor vs. financial coaching vs. financial educator
Planner: long term plan
Counselor: short term intense issues
Coach: work to change financial behavior of client-solve the problem together
Educator: teach students about financial principles
Interest
The cost of borrowing money
Two types of loans
The reason for the loan
The repayment schedule
Co-signer
Someone who agrees to repay the loan is the borrower defaults
Collateral
Property or some asset to secure the loan
Liens
Legal rights to take and hold property if the person with the loan does not pay up
Fair credit reporting act FCRA
- You have the right to get a credit report
- You have the right to know the name of anyone who received your credit report in the last year
Fair debt collection practices act FDCPA
- Can contact debtor from 8am - 9pm
- may not contact debtor at work
- cannot harass, or abuse debtor
- may not lie when collecting debts
- must stop contacting debtor if debtor asks them in writing
Median FICO score
623
35% affect on credit score
History of payments, bills, or credit payments
30% affect on credit score
The amount of money you owe. Keep your Debt level less than 30%, how much of your allowed credit that you use.
15% affect on credit score
Length of credit history