A fuller guide to this term is on the way. In the meantime, the related terms below explain the ideas around it.
Related Brickyard terms
- PrincipalThe original amount of money you borrow, separate from the interest and fees that get added on top of it.
- DefermentA temporary pause on loan payments, often for school or hardship, during which interest may or may not keep building.
- ForbearanceA temporary pause or reduction of loan payments granted for hardship, during which interest usually continues to accrue.
- Student LoanMoney borrowed to pay for education, offered by the government or private lenders, repaid with interest after school.
- Compound InterestInterest that earns interest — the engine behind long-term growth.
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