How is car loan interest calculated: flat or reducing balance? | Ask Banky

Editor-in-Chief Mohamed Salah

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Editor-in-Chief Mohamed Salah

How is car loan interest calculated: flat or reducing balance?

Asked by Banky team 2 months ago 1 views
Banky team Reviewed editorial answer

Car dealerships often market the loan using a flat interest rate because the figure looks small (for example 10-14%). However, the Central Bank of Egypt obliges banks to work with reducing-balance interest, which is calculated on the outstanding balance and is roughly double the flat rate.

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