Not exact matches
Rates on variable - rates loans are lower than fixed - rate loans because you, not the lender, are taking on the risk that rates will incr
Rates on variable -
rates loans are lower than fixed - rate loans because you, not the lender, are taking on the risk that rates will incr
rates loans are lower than fixed -
rate loans because you, not the lender, are taking
on the
risk that
rates will incr
rates will increase.
For
variable - and fixed -
rate loans offered by private lenders, interest
rates will typically depend
on the length, or term of the
loan, and the perceived credit
risk of the borrower.
Indicator
rates on variable -
rate business
loans have been largely unchanged over the past six months, although the average interest
rate paid by small business borrowers
on variable -
rate loans — which includes indicator
rates plus applicable
risk margins — has continued to fall.
Most caps
on variable interest
rate student
loans are roughly 8 - 9 %, which can help decrease the
risk of a rising interest
rate.
While the average indicator
rate on large business
variable -
rate loans, at 8.0 per cent, is now higher than the corresponding
rate for small businesses, the all - up borrowing cost to large business remains lower than for small businesses since customer
risk margins for the former are,
on average, finer than those for the latter.
Although you can get a lower initial
rate on a
variable -
rate loan, you assume the
risk of future
rate increases.
With private student
loans, the interest
rate depends
on the borrower or cosigner's credit
risk, and whether you'd rather have a fixed -
rate or
variable -
rate loan.
Since lenders bear the interest
rate risk of a fixed
rate loan (the
risk of
rates rising), interest
rates are generally initially higher
on a fixed
rate loan than
on a
variable rate loan.
Although you can get a lower initial
rate on a
variable -
rate loan, you assume the
risk of future
rate increases.
Variable rates are a
risk, because whilst they often start at lower
rates than fixed term
loans, and could go down, they could easily go up, increasing the amount of interest paid
on a
loan considerably.
With private student
loans, the interest
rate depends
on the borrower or cosigner's credit
risk, and whether you'd rather have a fixed -
rate or
variable -
rate loan.
The benefit to a
variable interest
rate from a private student
loan is that if you're willing to take a
risk, you could be saving significantly
on total interest paid.
Choosing a line of credit versus refinancing your mortgage, or picking between a
variable -
rate loan versus one with a fixed
rate, will depend
on your own individual needs and how well you tolerate
risk.
For instance, if the
rate on some or all of your
loans is
variable, then you run the
risk of having the amount that you owe increase in the future.
Rates on variable - rates loans are lower than fixed - rate loans because you, not the lender, are taking on the risk that rates will incr
Rates on variable -
rates loans are lower than fixed - rate loans because you, not the lender, are taking on the risk that rates will incr
rates loans are lower than fixed -
rate loans because you, not the lender, are taking
on the
risk that
rates will incr
rates will increase.
For
variable - and fixed -
rate loans offered by private lenders, interest
rates will typically depend
on the length, or term of the
loan, and the perceived credit
risk of the borrower.