Debt Dictionary

DebtDict.com is a debt glossary with definitions of debt, loan and credit terms and phrases. We have listed short definitions for frequently used debt words, in order to help consumers understand the basic credit terms. This debt dictionary is work in progress and we will be adding new definitions frequently. We have striven to keep the credit and debt definitions simple and short, because we believe in simplicity versus complexity.

Adjustable Rate
Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Amortization
Amortization Term
Annual Percentage Rate
Appraisal
ARM
Asset
Bad Credit Loan
Balloon Loan
Bank
Bank Account
Banknotes
Bankrupt
Bankruptcy
Bills
Bond
Borrow
Borrower
Broke
Business Bank Account
Business Loans
Buying
Car Loan
Cash
Cash Advance
Checking Account
Coins
Collateral
Commercial Bank
Commercial Loan
Compound Interest
Consumer Debt
Cost
Credit
Credit Card
Credit Card Debt
Credit Counseling
Credit History
Credit Rating
Credit Score
Creditor
Currency
Debt
Debt Consolidation
Debt Instrument
Debt Settlement
Debt-Equity Ratio
Default
Deposit
Down Payment
Fiat Money
Financial Institution
Foreclosure
Funds
Gold
HELOC
Home Equity Loan
Inflation
Interest
Interest Rate
Leasing
Lender
Liability
Lien
Line of Credit
Loan
Money
Mortgage
Mortgage Debt
Mortgagee
Mortgagor
Pay
Payday Loan
Payment
Personal Bank Account
Personal Loans
Platinum
Power of Sale
Precious Metals
Prime Interest Rate
Principal
Promissory Note
Real Estate
Refinancing
Revolving Debt
Savings Account
Secured Credit Card
Secured Debt
Secured Loans
Silver
Simple Interest
Student Loan
Unsecured Debt
Withdraw