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Keep the Mortgage Interest Rate and APR Separate - working notes

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Hypothetical example: An adult finds that two headline rates belong to different loan types and asks for a comparable explanation before ranking the offers.

01Find both percentages before calling one offer cheaper

Locate the interest rate and APR on the actual offer.

02Read the cost each measure includes

Read which charges each measure includes.

03Keep the loan types comparable

Check whether the loan types and terms are comparable.

04Bring the unanswered question into the real decision

Ask the lender about differences before the household decides.

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