Everyday Math & Text
APR vs Interest Rate: What's the Difference?
The interest rate sets your monthly payment. The APR folds points and lender fees into one yearly rate. Here's how it's calculated and when it misleads.
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Everyday Math & Text
Percent Change vs Percentage Points
A rate going from 4% to 5% rose by 1 percentage point, or by 25%. Here's how to calculate each, when to use which, and the mistakes that make numbers misleading.