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Relationship Between Rate of Return, Interest Rate, and Default Risk
The actual rate of return on a loan is equivalent to its stated interest rate only when the loan is fully repaid as agreed. In contrast, if there is a risk of default, the actual rate of return will be lower than the interest rate.
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Rate of Return and Loss in a Total Default Scenario
Dependence of Lender's Revenue on Rate of Return
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Relationship Between Rate of Return, Interest Rate, and Default Risk
Loan Rate of Return as a Specific Case of a General Investment Return Formula
A financial institution provides a loan of $20,000 to a client. At the end of the loan term, the client has paid back a total of $21,500. What was the financial institution's rate of return on this loan?
Comparing Loan Profitability
Calculating Required Loan Repayment
Evaluating Loan Profitability
A lender issues several loans, each with a principal of $10,000. Match each repayment scenario with the lender's resulting rate of return.
If a lender receives a total repayment that is exactly double the original amount of the loan, the rate of return on that loan is 200%.
A financial firm issues two different loans, Loan X and Loan Y, for the exact same principal amount. After one year, the total amount repaid for Loan X is greater than the total amount repaid for Loan Y. Based solely on this information, what can be concluded about the rates of return for the two loans?
A bank manager is reviewing a loan file to determine its profitability. The file shows that the borrower made a total repayment of $55,000. To accurately calculate the lender's rate of return on this loan, which single piece of information is essential?
A bank makes two separate loans. Loan A has a principal of $10,000 and is fully repaid with a single payment of $11,000. Loan B has a principal of $20,000 and is fully repaid with a single payment of $21,000. Both loans resulted in a net gain of $1,000 for the bank. Which of the following statements accurately compares the profitability of these two loans from the bank's perspective?
An investor provides a loan to a startup. At the end of the loan term, the total amount repaid by the startup is exactly 40% greater than the original amount of the loan. What is the investor's rate of return on this loan?
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Analyzing a Loan Default
A financial institution lends $10,000 to a borrower with a stated annual interest rate of 5%. At the end of the year, the borrower defaults on a portion of the loan and only repays a total of $9,000. What is the actual rate of return for the financial institution on this loan?
A financial institution issues a loan with a specific, agreed-upon interest rate. If the borrower only repays part of the total amount due, the institution's actual rate of return on the investment will be lower than the initially agreed-upon interest rate, but the interest rate itself remains unchanged.
Lender's Profitability and Borrower Default
Evaluating Loan Investment Decisions Under Default Risk
Match each loan repayment scenario to the resulting relationship between the lender's actual rate of return and the loan's stated interest rate.
For a lender's actual rate of return on a loan to be exactly equal to the stated interest rate, the borrower must repay the principal plus all of the agreed-upon interest, meaning there is zero borrower ______.
A bank issues three separate loans of $50,000, each with a stated annual interest rate of 6%. At the end of the year, the repayment outcomes for the three loans are different. Arrange the following loan scenarios in order from the one yielding the highest actual rate of return for the bank to the one yielding the lowest.
A bank provides a $100,000 loan to a company with a stated annual interest rate of 8%. At the end of the year, the company experiences financial trouble and only repays a total of $102,000. Which of the following statements accurately analyzes the outcome for the bank?
A commercial bank lends a business $200,000 with a stated annual interest rate of 7%. Due to the risk of non-payment, the bank wants to determine the minimum amount it must recover from the business at the end of the year to avoid an actual financial loss on the principal amount loaned. What is this minimum recovery amount?