APR reflects what?

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APR reflects what?

APR represents the true annual cost of borrowing to the customer. It combines the interest rate with most fees and charges, then expresses them as a single percentage of the loan amount per year. This lets you compare different loan offers that have varying rates and fees on an apples-to-apples annual basis. It isn’t the lender’s profit margin, and it isn’t the vehicle’s depreciation or the repayment term itself—the term can influence total cost, but APR standardizes the annual cost so you can judge which loan costs more per year.

APR represents the true annual cost of borrowing to the customer. It combines the interest rate with most fees and charges, then expresses them as a single percentage of the loan amount per year. This lets you compare different loan offers that have varying rates and fees on an apples-to-apples annual basis. It isn’t the lender’s profit margin, and it isn’t the vehicle’s depreciation or the repayment term itself—the term can influence total cost, but APR standardizes the annual cost so you can judge which loan costs more per year.

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