Understanding APR
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UNDERSTANDING APR is a downloadable booklet that describes what APR is and how it should be used to understand interest rates and personal loans. Topics include the Truth in Lending Act, credit scores, a monthly spending worksheet, and a chart comparing loans with varying length, amount borrowed, and fees.
- Provider
- AFSA Education Foundation
- Author
- AFSA Education Foundation
- Price
- Free
- Published / Released Year
- 2013
- Resource Categories
- Information
- Resource Type
- Booklet/Pamphlet
- Target Users
- Teacher, classroom or after school
- Grade Level
- Adult Consumer, 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade, 9th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, College & young adult
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Order Phone Number
- 202-466-8611
- Jump$tart Standards
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- CD1 - Analyze the costs and benefits of various types of credit
- CD4 - Summarize major consumer credit laws
- FDM2 - Use reliable resources when making financial decisions
- FDM3 - Summarize major consumer protection laws
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