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Which charges belong outside a headline rate comparison?
Locate late-payment, account and early-exit provisions separately from the advertised rate.
Write down the trigger and calculation for each contingent charge. This makes an adverse scenario visible without assuming it will happen or claiming that one annual figure covers every possible bill.
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- Separate quoted conditions from assumptions
- Locate the agreement version and date
- Ask how a change affects the remaining schedule
Understand the loan structure
Build a consolidation comparison
Record existing commitments and proposed replacement terms separately, including fees, security and remaining payments.