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Old 12.18.2002, 09:15
lbrown59 lbrown59 is offline
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Re: Rule of "72" And Your Score

Great idea to point this out, but it is actually the
rule of 78.
Calypso
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Butch is right:
He is talking about the rule of 72 which is entirely different from the rule of 78.

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Originally posted by Calypso
Hey Butch--

Great idea to point this out, but it is actually the
rule of 78.

Also known as the sum-of-the-digits method, the Rule of 78s gets its name from the sum of the digits one through 12 -- the number of months in a year.

http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/auto/20010827a.asp

cheers--

C
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They never take it off the report when we make it right so why should we take it off the docket when they do?
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