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Discover Ludwig"penalty interest" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when referring to the extra interest charged on money that is late in being paid back. For example: "We have been charged penalty interest for being late with our mortgage payments."
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But the Fed dropped the ball completely when it refused to regulate penalty interest charges.
By contrast, penalty interest rates on credit cards generally run about 30percentt.
Additionally, if you fail to pay the penalty, interest will accrue, the IRS says.
Then penalty interest charges and tens of thousands of dollars in court fees are added at foreclosure.
The Fed tries to defend this omission by arguing that the proportionality provision in the legislation does not specifically refer to penalty interest rates.
Congress clearly intended the Fed to regulate penalty interest charges, too, as they can quickly get people in over their heads.
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The federal court in Los Angeles ordered Mr. Yuen to pay about $22 million in penalties, interest and restitution.
Cintron is suing for about $350,000, Hutcher said, which would cover the unpaid wages, penalties, interest and attorneys' fees.
(Late payment penalties? Interest? It is left deliberately murky).
Statements with late penalties, interest on the late penalties, penalties for exceeding the credit limit and late penalties on those penalties, punitive rates of interest, and demands for final settlement.
"Certain transactions may be challenged by tax authorities and the company may be assessing additional taxes, penalty and interest".
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