A local finance company quotes an interest rate of 15.6 percent on one-year loans. So, if you borrow $36,000, the interest for the year will be $5,616. Because you must repay a total of $41,616 in one year, the finance company requires you to pay $41,616/12, or $3,468.00 per month over the next 12 months.
Is the interest rate on this loan 15.6 percent?
What rate would legally have to be quoted?
What is the effective annual rate?