Security interest is a legal claim on collateral that has been pledged, usually to obtain a loan, that gives a creditor the right to repossession.

A fixed-interest security is a debt instrument such as a bond, debenture, or gilt-edged bond that investors use to loan money to a company in exchange for ...

A security is a fungible, negotiable financial instrument that represents some type of financial value, usually in the form of a stock, bond, or option.

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A purchase money security interest (PMSI) is a legal first claim to repossess property financed with its loan when a borrower defaults.

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A security agreement refers to a document that provides a lender a security interest in a specified asset or property that is pledged as collateral.

Interest is the monetary charge for the privilege of borrowing money, typically expressed as an annual percentage rate.

The interest rate is the amount lenders charge borrowers and is a percentage of the principal. It is also the amount earned from deposit accounts.