What is interest and how does it work?
Interest is the price you pay to borrow money or the cost you charge to lend money.
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Mar 31, 2025
Rick Hoel is an international business attorney and legal and insurance writer for Bankrate as well as Reviews.com and Accessibility.com. Over the last several years, he has covered topics dealing with personal and commercial insurance and technology and the law. Rick is General Counsel and Director of Risk Management and sits on the Board of Power Stow Americas Inc., a subsidiary of Power Stow A/S in Denmark, the world leader in the supply of tracked conveyor systems to the airline industry.
Interest is the price you pay to borrow money or the cost you charge to lend money.