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If you have a short-term financial emergency, what is a low-cost way to obtain a loan?

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Payday loan

Emergency credit union loan

Credit card

Emergency credit union loan. Many credit unions and banks offer relatively low-interest short-term loans that can help tide you over a short-term financial emergency.

The interest rates of payday loans are very high.

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True

False

True. Payday loans have average annual interest rates of 500 percent--or more.

When you take out a payday loan, how long is the grace period for paying it back?

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Two weeks

One month

Two months

There is no grace period.

There is no grace period. Payday loans do not offer grace periods; you must pay them back on your payday or you will be charged late fees.

What is a typical fee on a payday loan?

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15%

50%

100%

15%. Fee rates range from 15-20% of the amount borrowed.

The interest rates on payday loans are _______.

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Higher than those of banks or credit unions

Lower than those of banks or credit unions

Normal

Higher than those of banks or credit unions. Interest rates on payday loans are generally much higher than those of other loans.

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