"0% intro APR" offers: how the promo works and ends
How promotional 0% purchase and balance-transfer APRs work, what happens when they end, and a worked payoff example.
Credit, debt and big purchases in plain language
Complex financial topics made simple
- Amount financed
- $12,400
- APR
- 10.0%
- Term
- 48 mo
- Total of payments
- $15,086
- Monthly payment
- $314.30*
Illustrative, rounded. 47 payments of $314.30, final payment $313.90.
Fine print Check origination fees, late fees, and prepayment terms.
How to mark an offer
Find the amount, APR, and term. Circle total of payments, then read the fees beside it.
- Amount financed
- What you borrow
- APR
- Yearly rate
- Term
- How long
Total of payments
Guides to start with
Explainers written for people making the payments.
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