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Payment service providers (PSP) offers merchants online services for accepting credit card payments or other payment methods such as payments based on online banking. Typically, a PSP can connect to multiple acquiring banks and card networks, thereby making the merchant less dependent of financial institutions - especially when operating internationally. Furthermore, a PSP can offer reconciliation services, risk management and multi-currency functionality.

On the other hand there are Third Party Processors who are independent processors contracted with by a Bank or Processor to conduct some part of the transaction processing process.

When using a payment service provider the following should be considered:

# The business apply’s for a merchant account directly with a PSP.

# Customer’s credit card statements have the business name on them.

# Use with a Payment Gateway (Seamless integration available).

# Some fixed monthly fees in addition to processing costs.

# Possible setup fee.

For 3rd party processors:

# Must use 3rd party processors checkout system (Paypal has one exception).

# No fixed monthly fees.

# Some have setup fees.

# Most have high processing costs (Paypal and Google Checkout don’t).

# No contracts.

# Business and customer have limited protection from being ripped off.

In the United States, a five or ten year interest-only period is typical. After this time, the principal balance is amortized for the remaining term. In other words, if a borrower had a thirty-year mortgage and the first ten years were interest only, at the end of the first ten years, the principal balance would be amortized for the remaining period of twenty years.

The practical result is that the early repayments (in the interest-only period) are substantially lower than the later repayments. This enables a borrower who expects to increase their salary substantially over the course of the loan to borrow more than they would have otherwise been able to afford, or investors to generate cashflow when they might not otherwise be able to. During the interest-only years of the mortgage, one is essentially renting the house since none of the principal loan decreases. The two great disadvantages are that in many states one has to pay property tax and purchase mandatory property insurance.

On the other hand, the owner is still gathering appreciation, even if they aren’t paying down equity against their loan, and there are many other tax advantages to home ownership not available to renters. In cases of aggressive appreciation (e.g. “flipping” homes), a 100% mortgage-to-value interest-only loan may also be able to be converted to a conventional mortgage with a more favorable mortgage-to-value loan, resulting in an overall lower payment.

Secured

A mortgage is a very common type of debt instrument, used by many individuals to purchase housing. In this arrangement, the money is used to purchase the property. The financial institution, however, is given security - a lien on the title to the house - until the mortgage is paid off in full. If the borrower defaults on the loan, the bank would have the legal right to repossess the house and sell it, to recover sums owing to it.

In some instances, a loan taken out to purchase a new or used car may be secured by the car, in much the same way as a mortgage is secured by housing. The duration of the loan period is considerably shorter often corresponding to the useful life of the car. There are two types of auto loans, direct and indirect. A direct auto loan is where a bank gives the loan directly to a consumer. An indirect auto loan is where a car dealership acts as an intermediary between the bank or financial institution and the consumer.

Unsecured

These may be available from financial institutions under many different guises or marketing packages:

* credit card debt,
* personal loans,
* bank overdrafts
* credit facilities or lines of credit
* corporate bonds

The interest rates applicable to these different forms may vary depending on the lender, the borrower. These may or may not be regulated by law. In the United Kingdom, when applied to individuals, these may come under the Consumer Credit Act 1974.

Secured

A mortgage is a very common type of debt instrument, used by many individuals to purchase housing. In this arrangement, the money is used to purchase the property. The financial institution, however, is given security - a lien on the title to the house - until the mortgage is paid off in full. If the borrower defaults on the loan, the bank would have the legal right to repossess the house and sell it, to recover sums owing to it.

In some instances, a loan taken out to purchase a new or used car may be secured by the car, in much the same way as a mortgage is secured by housing. The duration of the loan period is considerably shorter often corresponding to the useful life of the car. There are two types of auto loans, direct and indirect. A direct auto loan is where a bank gives the loan directly to a consumer. An indirect auto loan is where a car dealership acts as an intermediary between the bank or financial institution and the consumer.

Unsecured

These may be available from financial institutions under many different guises or marketing packages:

* credit card debt,
* personal loans,
* bank overdrafts
* credit facilities or lines of credit
* corporate bonds

The interest rates applicable to these different forms may vary depending on the lender, the borrower. These may or may not be regulated by law. In the United Kingdom, when applied to individuals, these may come under the Consumer Credit Act 1974.