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Have you ever scanned the acres of financial advertising and wondered what APR, AER and EAR really mean? You will always find either of these terms in any advertisement for a loan or savings product. Well, you're certainly not alone.

The Financial Services Authority lays down the exact formulas for calculating APR, AER and EAR. Each financial institution in the United Kingdom has to stick to formulas and the FSA lays down rules for when and how the figures should be disclosed. There is no exception! Errors invariably result in big fines for the company involved and compensation for any borrower or saver affected. But it is still nothing if the public does not understand what these terms mean.

So here is our part to lift the mists of misunderstanding!

APR is the most frequently observed. It represents a percentage rateac ﾅ"annual aぎ aぎ and is used to express the real cost of money borrowed on credit cards, loans and mortgages. The APR calculation takes into account the basic interest rate, when loaded (ie annual, monthly, weekly or daily), all upfront fees and other expenses, you must pay. Like all lenders calculate April of the same way, it allows you to make direct cost comparisons between competing lending products.

So if a bank offers a mortgage at 4.75% plus the cost of arrangement of ﾂ｣ 450 and a construction company offers an interest rate of 5.1% with a fee of 100 pounds Sterling, then the APR figures show you which of the two mortgages is the cheapest.

Then there are two other expressions, you will understand that the annual term. X variable% APR means that the cost of borrowing is currently X% but the interest rate is not fixed and may vary (up or down).

The second is typical variable X% April. You'll regularly see this expression in loan promotions. This means that the lender can not be specific about the interest rate you would pay only their rates vary, usually in response to your personal credit history and amount of money you want to borrow. Therefore, X% typical variable in April, is used to give a general impression of the interest rate, you can expect to be offered. The addition of the word, a aぎ aぎ ﾅ"Typicalac means that at least two thirds of applications that the advertiser approves are at the APR or cheaper. Thus, if a loan is offered to you, the documents reveal the actual APR or APR variable that is offered.

Now, let's turn our attention to the ear. EAR stands for ac aぎ aぎ ﾅ"equivalent rateac year. It is used to show the percentage cost of overdrafts and accounts that may be in credit, but also go overdrawn. Calculation shows accurately the cost of the overdraft facility. In common with the APR calculation, EAR takes into account the base rate of interest charged, when interest is charged, plus any additional fees. Thus, in most respects EAR and APR do the same thing ac aぎ "it's just that in April applies to the ear while pure lending products applies to a product such as a bank account, which may be held in credit or go overdrawn.

In addition, the EAR and the April figures always exclude any payment protection insurance that you purchased to ensure that monthly payments will be maintained if you are absent due to accident, illness or unemployment. Because this insurance is always an option and is never a condition of the loan.

AER on the other hand is used only in relation to savings and interest based investments. It concerns the interest rate you receive on your money. AER stands for ac aぎ aぎ ﾅ"annual rateac equivalent. It shows the adjusted rate of participation, you will receive at the end of a period of twelve months taking into account the regularity of which interest is credited to the account. (This is necessary.