Process of assessing interest to a loan and either having the interest paid before the loan is dispersed to the recipient or adding a percentage of the interest on each monthly payment on the loan. The latter is the most common method used. A loan recipient will typically receive a monthly loan statement that shows how much money went towards the interest on the loan and how much of the payment went towards the principal.

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