Entries for A:
| ABI - The ABI is the trade association of the British insurance industry More... | Account Aggregation - A facility allowing the viewing of various bank or credit card account balances on one screen More... | |
| Acts of God - A natural calamity such as earthquake which may be given by an insurance company as a reason not to pay out on a claim More... | Actuary - A professional who uses statistical data to decide on the level of insurance premiums under different circumstances More... | |
| Additional Card - A second credit card linked to an account, issued in a different name - for example, a spouse | Advance - A term meaning the amount of money borrowed under a credit agreement | |
| Adverse Credit - An adverse credit rating can make it difficult to get credit More... | AER - Annual Earnings Rate, a measure of return on a savings account or investment, expressed as a percentage | |
| Affinity Card - An affinity card is a kind of credit card linked to a charity, company, or other organisation. More... | AIM - The Alternative Investment Market, a London-based stock exchange for small companies, often technology based | |
| Allocation of Payments - The order in which the various types of debt in a credit card account are repaid by the monthly repayments | American Express - One of the oldest card issuers which began with charge cards but moved on to offer a range of general purpose credit cards | |
| Amex - A common abbreviation for American Express, the credit card and finance company | Annual Fee - A yearly fee charged on a credit card account, ostensibly to cover admin charges in keeping the account running | |
| Annuity - A form of pension where a lump sum is used to buy an annual income fixed for the length of the retirement | APR - Abbreviation for Annual Percentage Rate, a standardised way of calculating the interest on financial products to make comparison easier | |
| Arrears - You are said to be in arrears if you have missed one or more payments on a loan or mortgage, and have not since made them up. | ATM - Abbreviation of Automatic Teller Machine, i.e. a cash machine, 'hole in the wall' etc |
