Cards & Payments Concepts knowledge

1. Credit blocking occurs when

You return merchandise

When lenders are blocked from collecting your credit balance

A line of credit is reduced by the estimated cost of an anticipated purchase

When you are denied a credit card

2. Who assumes primary liability for the consumer’s debt incurred by use of the card?

The card acquirer

The card scheme

The card issuer

All of the Above

3. Using the simple interest method calculation, interest is

Added to the initial amount borrowed

Based on the outstanding loan balance

Deducted from the initial amount borrowed

Prepaid

4. Which of the following are NOT taken into account when calculating your Credit score?

None of the Above

Your borrowing history

The amounts owed

Your payment history

5. How many digits are embossed on the front of a standard Visa and Mastercard Credit/Debit Card?

16 digits

15 digits

14 digits

17 digits

6. Which of the following statements about an individuals credit record, is/are False

A credit bureau determines whether you will get credit or not

A potential employer may ask to see your credit record

Insurance companies may review your credit record

If you take adverse action against an individual based on information in a consumer or credit report, you must tell them

7. What is the best way to improve Your Credit score?

Only use Visa or Mastercard branded credit cards

Make credit card payments on time, every month

Destroy your credit cards and use cash

Apply for more Credit Cards

8. What role do Card Schemes (like Visa or MasterCard) play in Credit Card purchases?

They provide processing networks that authorize and settle transactions

They allow consumers to borrow money to make credit card transactions

They encourage consumers to borrow on credit cards, because the government believes that freely flowing credit is good for the country

They are voluntary associations using copyright free trademarks to establish international branding and marketing in a web 30 paradigm

9. Adding someone to Your Credit Card account as an authorized user in an effort to raise their Credit score is …

Called ‘piggybacking’, and may be used to help boost the credit score of a child, spouse, or other person who has new or tarnished credit

Legal. but only in countries that recognise community property states

Impossible. credit scores don’t work that way

Possible, but best left to certified financial planners, since it employs arbitraged hedge funds

10. Failure to pay a Credit Card on time can cause which of the following to happen? (Check all that Apply)

The cardholders monthly payments may increase

The cardholders credit score may go down

The cardholders credit score may go up

The cardholder may be charged late fees

11. You can increase Your Credit score if you

Successfully manage several types of credit

Make additional credit inquiries

Have a history of late payments

Borrow more

12. What is a secured Credit Card?

A card guaranteed against fraud

A virtual card account number that you can use to shop online

A card that cannot be stolen because you wear it on a keychain

A card whose credit limits are set by the cash security held when the card account was opened

13. A revolving Credit account is…

An open-end account

An installment loan account

An equity account

A closed-end account

14. A credit scoring model is (choose the best answer that applies)

A mechanism used by banks to exclude high risk customers from acquiring credit

A mathematical model used to estimate the probability that a particular customer will default on their credit obligations

A score of between 0 and 100, as determined by FICO, Equifax and other global rating agencies

A highly accurate method to determine whether a customer will pay their bills on time

15. One difference between a Debit card and a Credit Card is that

Debit cards generate unsecured debt

Debit cards provide better consumer protection

Payments made with a debit card are usually deducted immediately

Debit cards can only be used for large transactions

16. Given a lost or stolen card, potential losses with a Debit card are usually

Less than with a credit card

Greater than with a credit card

The same as with a credit card

Covered by insurance

17. What advice should you give a customer when asked how much they should pay on their Credit Card?

They should pay as much as you can, striving to pay more than the minimum payment if possibble

They should pay the interest and fees plus 10% of the principle

They are legally required to pay the balance in full before the grace period ends

They should pay only the minimum payment, each month

18. How is interest calculated on a credit card?

The Daily interest charge is the current balance multiplied by the interest rate set by the Scheme Issuer and acquirer

APR (Annualised Payment Rate) is the annual interest rate divided by 365 (the number of days in a year) which equals the daily interest rate

The daily interest rate is multiplied by your outstanding balance, and added to your balance the next day

A and C are known as ‘compounding’ interest, and form the basis of credit card interest calculations

19. Which statement best describes a Cash Advance

A sum of cash advanced by the bank in the absence of proper identification, because the bank knows the customer well

An amount advanced by an ATM (or bank teller) to a card holder against the cardholder’s pre-approved limit

An amount credited to the customers current account, based on their loyalty

An amount debited to the customers current account, based on their loyalty

20. An Affinity card (Check all that Apply)

Can only be used at the sponsor’s store

Is often issued in partnership with an organisation or collective group; for example a church, club or community group

Can only be used in a local area

Often carries the name or brand of the sponsoring organisation

21. Which method for calculating interest on an outstanding balance usually produces the lowest overall interest payment for a stated contract rate?

Rule of 78

Add-on interest method

Discount interest method

Simple interest method

22. When a Credit line is reduced by an anticipated purchase this is known as

Credit blocking

A payday loan

A discounted payment

A chargeback

23. A poor Credit score could affect

The interest rate paid on a loan

Future employment

The ability to borrow

All of the above

24. You can stretch out the repayments on a student loan, if you arrange

A Discount Loan

A balloon payment

A wage earner plan

A loan consolidation

25. Which impact is the most likely outcome when cancelling a credit card?

A credit score is likely to rise; credit scoring algorythms recognize this as responsible behavior and reward it

A credit score is likely to fall, as responsible credit card management is a key indicator in overall creditworthiness

Canceling a credit card has no impact on a credit score

The bank may repossess your car or your firstborn child

26. On a variable rate Credit Card, the interest rate is calculated by

Factoring the Collatoral, the Principle and the Late Fee

Dividing the Annual Percentage Rate by the number of days in a year (365)

The prime rate plus the Bank margin rate

Adding the Prime interest rate plus the reserve bank cost of funds rate

27. What term best describes a Credit Card? Choose the answer that best fits

A plastic device with a magnetic stripe or embedded chip that consumers can use to pay for purchases directly from their checking accounts

Your worst nightmare

A device by which a bank extends you an instant loan, which you agree to pay over a period

The instruments through which the trilateral commission drains the wealth of nations into the hands of just a few members of their secret society

28. When referring to Credit Card Interest, what do the letters APR stand for?

Annual percentage rate

Average percentage rate

Accelerated Percentage Rate

Anticipated performance rate

29. Can a Credit Card issuer change your interest rate at any time for any reason?

Yes, but only after going gaining the approval of the regulator

No, the issuer is bound by the terms of the contract, just like the consumer

Yes, only after giving consumers 15 days’ notice

No, thanks to a landmark 1987 U.S Supreme Court ruling In Re: Ferguson vs. Chase Manhatten & others

30. True or false: If a Credit Card bill is paid in full, on time, every month, no interest will apply

True, unless you take a cash advance

FALSE, you will be charged interest on the outstanding balance of your account

TRUE

False, banks can add interest fees at their discretion

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