Apr and interest rate difference
But another number – the annual percentage rate, or APR – is just as important when trying to determine how much house you can afford. The difference between the interest rate and APR is simple, says Bryan Sherman, a consumer lending executive with Bank of America. Interest Rate; Definition: Annual Percentage Rate (APR) is an expression of the effective interest rate that the borrower will pay on a loan, taking into account one-time fees and standardizing the way the rate is expressed. Interest is a fee on borrowed capital. Interest rate is a "rent on money" to compensate the lender for foregoing other useful investments that could have been made with the loaned money. Transaction costs