Sentences with phrase «rating point comparison»

Because each insurance company has a different (complex) rating algorithm, there is no set dollar amount or rating point comparison that can be given.

Not exact matches

If the Bank of Canada ultimately raises its benchmark rate by 50 basis points from the start of the year, that could increase borrowers» monthly payments by approximately 5 per cent, according to Rob McLister, founder of comparison site RateSpy.com.

Mortgage planner and rate comparison website founder Robert McLister says the increase is «unusual» as the benchmark rate hasn't seen a jump of 45 basis points or more since March 2010.

That question can go in many directions: (1) they may not know their conversion rate (pain point); (2) they will certainly be curious what their peers are achieving, in comparison to themselves (pain point); and (3) any smart manager will want to learn how to improve their business if they are lagging behind (pain point).

Their sample included a lot of small OPEC countries, who necessarily had high growth and low interest rates when oil prices were high, as well as a lot of Asian countries that followed the Japanese development model and themselves practiced financial repression, which of course made them pretty useless as points of comparison.

My point is that, even taking their simplistic comparison of statutory rates and fiscal - year revenues on its own terms, it suggests the opposite conclusion for the whole decade.

For a point of comparison, Germany's home ownership rate is a much lower 52.5 %.

The Fed governor also made a comparison between the current unemployment and inflation rates with the 2004 - 07 period, when the US economy was near full employment and inflation was higher than 2 percent, thereby making the point that policymakers should hold on to the current federal funds rate and remain extremely cautious when it comes to raising it.

While your main points will likely be similar, I agree with Clark that the Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index versus long Treasuries is something of an apple to oranges comparison, since the Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index not only includes includes Treasuries, but also government - related and corporate securities, MBS (agency fixed - rate and hybrid ARM pass - throughs), ABS and CMBS (agency and non-agency).

Well, I don't know if that is the point you are trying to make by underscoring the Espnfc statistical comparison of Lacazette's stats as against that of Giroud whose stats appeared to have been rated lower to that of Lacazette who got a higher stats ranking scores by the Espnfc Commentariat.

Well, I don't know if that is the point you are trying to make by underscoring the Espnfc statistical comparison of Lava setter's Lac a setters stats as against that of Giroud whose stats appeared to have been rated lower to that of Lacazette who got a higher stats ranking scores by the Espnfc Commentariat.

But it isn't clear from your description that the Canadian study dealt with this point in giving their comparison rates.

In an attempt to extrapolate a comparison, some are pointing to a letter written by a CNM who assumed that the rate of intrapartum death in the hospital is zero, but that person has subsequently publicly backed off from her assumption.

Whereas the schools identified for closure experienced an increase of 6.5 percentage points relative to their projected graduation rate, the other low - performing comparison schools experienced an increase of 1.4 percentage points.

The upshot: Even as they write «college and career readiness» rates into their ESSA plans, many states have no reliable way to determine how many of their high school seniors are reaching that point and, regardless of what they use for standards and tests, practically none will be able to make valid comparisons with other states.

The bad quadrant is virtually empty until the point of comparison - the enrollment rate in the United States - reaches high levels.

Meanwhile, average proficiency rates in a matched set of comparison schools increased by lesser amounts, 9 percentage points in reading and 13 percentage points in math (although the Edison advantage is statistically significant only in math).»

During middle school, for example, students from elementary schools that had implemented the Developmental Studies Center's Child Development Project — a program that emphasizes community building — were found to outperform middle school students from comparison elementary schools on academic outcomes (higher grade - point averages and achievement test scores), teacher ratings of behavior (better academic engagement, respectful behavior, and social skills), and self - reported misbehavior (less misconduct in school and fewer delinquent acts)(Battistich, 2001).

This comparison of the expected completion rates with the actual completion rates disclosed that the actual rate fell within 4 percentage points of the expected rate in 24 states.

The comparisons change a little in favor of the JetBlue card if you use the points more aggressively to get a better conversion rate.

That would mean you can treat each point as the equivalent of a 1 % rewards rate, to make comparisons to cash back credit cards easier.

Such estimates are much more closely regulated than online comparison tools and are much more useful for a point - to - point comparison of rates and fees.

This comparison table of online lender personal loan interest rates illustrates these points.

In our comparison, PennyMac was only able to offer a standard rate after the purchase of points.

This comparison table of traditional bank personal loan interest rate illustrates these points.

Since APR (Annual Percentage Rate) offers a standardized comparison point across numerous providers, it may be a good idea to check into APR disclosures.

Dear Samy, That point is in comparison with 2013 - 14 Tax free bond coupon rates.

Indeed, the whole reason that mortgage loans are complicated by points, closing costs, and other fees is because the only way lenders can charge different rates is to make it hard for borrowers to make a clear apples - to - apples comparison.

If the Bank of Canada ultimately raises its benchmark rate by 50 basis points from the start of the year, that could increase borrowers» monthly payments by approximately 5 per cent, according to Rob McLister, founder of comparison site RateSpy.com.

The LendEdu rate comparison tool is a great starting point.

If you compare two 5/1 ARMs, for instance, both costing zero points and having 3.75 percent interest rates, the comparison might look something like this:

This rate allows us to create for users a baseline comparison between cards by standardizing points and bringing greater transparency to the review process.

Install Loan Comparison Calculator on your website and visitors can compare four loans quickly seeing the impact of interest rates and points on their monthly payments and total paid.

Mortgage planner and rate comparison website founder Robert McLister said after the recent string of rate increases, he expects the central bank's minimum mortgage qualifying rate will jump 0.20 points to 5.34 % on Wednesday.

If you find more than one with essentially identical rates, a secondary point of comparison would be to see which has the least severe early withdrawal penalty, just in case you need to access your money earlier than expected.

See related: U.S. retail store credit card comparison table, Retail rewads cards: Stores give points and more, Retailers tighten credit card standards, Be cautious about store credit cards during the holidays, Want a lower interest rate?

American Express's base rate of a point - per - dollar spent is also half what other travel rewards cards — ones with substantially lower annual fees — offer, said Curtis Arnold, founder of comparison site CardRatings.com.

As a point of comparison, the Sapphire Reserve allows you to redeem your points at a rate of 1.5 cents per point and the Sapphire Preferred allows you to redeem your points at a rate of 1.25 cents per point.

Setting itself apart from the average comparison sites, Room Key allows users to compare rates in more than 45,000 hotels — without sacrificing loyalty points or branded credit card rewards.

Our take: The Business Green Rewards card is a slight improvement over the consumer version of the card due to a small 5000 - point bonus, but, similar to the consumer version, the rewards rate and travel benefits pale in comparison to other cards in its class.

Assuming that you redeem all of your points for travel, you can bump up your rewards rate to 2 percent, which is still less than impressive in comparison to the many other travel rewards cards.

Bookings made with other travel agents, comparison sites and affiliates will not be included for bonusing) and one additional point for every equivalent # 1 spent on your Card in a foreign currency (if your transaction is converted into your local currency before submitting to us, you will earn at your normal rate).

The comparisons change a little in favor of the JetBlue card if you use the points more aggressively to get a better conversion rate.

If it is the rate of rise, it is a fair comparison, but if it is the magnitude (i.e. in mm), then I interpret your dot point to mean that the rate of rise is 50 % greater in the later period than in the earlier period (since the later period is 19 years and the earlier period is 30 years duration).

Just to educate the Times on comparative cost calculations, I will point out that «rated capacities» (which are the ONLY specs provided by the solar companies or their newsy accomplices) are irrelevant in making comparisons of build costs.

Justice Stromberg - Stein pointed out that the comparison should not be between what LSS could pay and what the AG's department could spend on counsel but rather if B.C.'s legal aid rate fell below the standard offered by other provinces to enable the accused to obtain counsel.

This is an apples - to - apples comparison to make a point: your life insurance rates go up with age.)

However as a comparison point, in Vermont, NerdWallet rated Co-operative Insurance Companies as the cheapest car insurance for Good Drivers and Retired Drivers and Geico for Young Drivers.

The only point of comparison is the price and the seemingly arbitrary and unexplained rating.

Self - rated child depression decreased significantly in the intervention group (3.7 points per year), compared with the comparison group (0.85 points per year).