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== Definition ==
'''Easy Access High Cost Credit'''. In the context of the [[Financial Competence Framework]], ''Easy Access High Cost Credit'' is a topic in the [[:Category:Financial Landscape | Financial Landscape]] subject matter domain.<ref>“European Union/OECD (2022), Financial competence framework for adults in the European Union</ref>
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'''Easy Access High Cost Credit'''. In the context of the [[Financial Competence Framework]], ''Easy Access High Cost Credit'' is a topic in the [[:Category:Planning And Managing Finances | Planning And Managing Finances]] subject matter domain.<ref>European Union/OECD (2022), Financial competence framework for adults in the European Union</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:35, 1 April 2022

Definition

Easy Access High Cost Credit. In the context of the Financial Competence Framework, Easy Access High Cost Credit is a topic in the Planning And Managing Finances subject matter domain.[1]

Competences

Mastering the role of Easy Access High Cost Credit in financial literacy context requires the following competences:

Code Competency Description Competency Type
325 Aware that marketing and simplified lending processes can increase the temptation to access credit without considering the consequences, especially when credit is offered online or via mobile devices Knowledge
326 Some vendors offer credit to incentivise buyers to make a purchase or spend more than originally planned and/or to increase future custom Knowledge
327 Credit offers that are initially interest free may incur interest in the future Knowledge
328 Options to ‘buy now, pay later’ [including basic utilities in many instances] typically are a form of credit and may have a cost Knowledge
329 Takes steps to avoid over indebtedness that may result from using easy-access high-cost credit often sold online Skill
330 Carefully considers the likelihood that interest free credit can be repaid in full before the end of the interest free period and the consequences of not doing so Skill
331 Confident to decline unwanted credit that is offered with a purchase Attitude

References

  1. European Union/OECD (2022), Financial competence framework for adults in the European Union