Week 5 Flashcards
Loan shark
Illegal
A moneylender who charges extremely high rates of interest.
Shredding
Use shredder to destroy personal info such as bank statements, credit card info, and personal things
Liability
Type of coverage for bodily injury and property damaged
Capital
Wealth in the form of money or assets, taken as a sign of the financial strength of an individual, organization, or nation
Net worth
Helps when qualifying for credit- how much are you worth??
COBRA
Former workers who temporarily continue group insurance for a period of time
Medicaid
Govt aid program for all who are low income people
Beneficiary
A person who derives advantage from something, esp. a trust, will, or life insurance policy.
Revolving account
an account created by a lender to represent debts where the outstanding balance does not have to be paid in full every month by the borrower to the lender.
Loan consolidation
a type of loan into which multiple loans have been combined and reestablished as one loan.
Garnishment
A legal proceeding whereby money or property due a debtor but in the possession of another is applied to the payment of the debt owed to the plaintiff.
Collision coverage
Optional- deductible, totaled
Coinsurance
Percentage. After deductible usually 80-20 split with insurance and you.
Home equity loan
Usually variable rate tied to prime
Bankruptcy
Last option- chp7 get complete relief but give up all assets or chp13 get partial relief and keep essential assets