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    sarajessica11 Posts: 19, Reputation: 1
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    Aug 2, 2010, 06:29 PM
    Is 34.5% APR on a $1000 loan too much?
    I just got a 1000 dollar loan with a 34.5% APR. I have really bad credit and this was the only place that helped me. Did I just get ripped off?
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    Missouri Bound Posts: 1,532, Reputation: 94
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    Aug 2, 2010, 06:54 PM

    Yes you did. But pay it off and start improving your credit. Bad credit haunts you until you fix it.
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    Aug 2, 2010, 07:05 PM

    Most likely the loan sharks at the pool hall charge less interest than this.

    And borrowing money at such terms is part of the reason some have bad credit.
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    Aug 3, 2010, 02:02 PM

    Damn... the payments are 113 a month and its supposed to be paid off in 11 months... I'm going to try to pay it off in 4 though
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    Aug 3, 2010, 02:09 PM

    So how much will I actually end up paying with a 34.5% APR on a $1000 loan??
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    Aug 3, 2010, 03:16 PM

    An 11 month loan sounds odd. But for that time, the payments should be $107.

    If you are paying $113 for 11 months, how much total are you going to pay? If you don't know, maybe that's why your money is in trouble.
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    Aug 3, 2010, 03:30 PM

    I don't know why its 11 months and the 1st 2 payments are 115 because of a charge fee. But after that they are 107 or 108. Id have to look at the papers. I didn't think it was that much.
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