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AMORTIZED LOAN. A LOAN THAT IS REPAID IN A SERIES OF PAYMENTS THAT COVER INTEREST AND PRINCIPAL. IN OTHER WORDS, EACH PAYMENT INCLUDES BOTH PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST. MAY BE LEVEL PAYMENTS OR DECREASING PAYMENTS. FULLY AMORTIZED LOAN.
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AMORTIZED LOAN • A LOAN THAT IS REPAID IN A SERIES OF PAYMENTS THAT COVER INTEREST AND PRINCIPAL. • IN OTHER WORDS, EACH PAYMENT INCLUDES BOTH PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST. • MAY BE LEVEL PAYMENTS OR DECREASING PAYMENTS
FULLY AMORTIZED LOAN • ONE WHERE THE PERIODIC LOAN PAYMENTS ARE SUFFICIENT TO PAY OFF THE ENTIRE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THE LOAN OVER THE TERM OF THE LOAN
PARTIALLY AMORTIZED LOAN • THE PERIODIC LOAN PAYMENTS MAKE SOME REDUCTION IN THE PRINCIPAL BALANCE BUT DO NOT FULLY PAY OFF THE ENTIRE PRINCIPAL OVER THE TERM OF THE LOAN
BALLOON PAYMENT • A LUMP SUM PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL DUE AT THE END OF THE TERM OF THE LOAN. • REPRESENTS THE REMAINING UNPAID PRINCIPAL BALANCE.
AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE • A TABLE THAT DETAILS THE PAYMENTS, PRINCIPAL PAID, INTEREST PAID, AND REMAINING PRINCIPAL BALANCE FOR A PROMISSORY NOTE.
AMORTIZATION PROBLEM • YOU HAVE PURCHASED A FARM AND FINANCED $50,000 FOR 5 YEARS AT 8%. • YOU HAVE TWO OPTIONS: • LEVEL PAYMENTS • DECREASING PAYMENTS