Sentences with phrase «effective contract interest rate»

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In real - world situations, such as evaluating the life of a mortgage contract, finding the effective interest rate requires knowing the principal amount, or the amount to be financed; the nominal interest rate; any additional loan fees or charges; the number of times each year the loan is compounded; and the number of payments to be made each year.

The combination of declines in the contract rate and initial fees took the average effective interest rate on new home loans (which amortizes initial fees over the estimated life of the loan) down 8 basis points to 4.39 percent (after two consecutive months above 4.40).