Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• DISCOUNT POINTS (OR POINTS)
  
  The amount paid either to maintain or lower the interest rate charged. Each point is equal to one percent (1%) of the loan amount (i.e., two points on a $100,000 mortgage would equal $2,000). More...
  
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