RESIDUAL INTEREST
- A charge for borrowing money that accrues on a credit card account between the date the bill is issued and the date the cardholder pays the bill. Residual interest, also called "trailing interest," is only charged to consumers who carry a balance from month to month.
- A type of interest payment received by investors in a real estate mortgage investment conduit (REMIC).
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