The check digits enable the sending bank (or its customer) to perform a sanity check of the routing destination and account number from a single string of data at the time of data entry.
Generally, interest rates on FHA-backed mortgages are competitive with conventional mortgages. A quick scan of interest rates for 2012 reveals that FHA mortgages feature rates of about 3.33 percent. The FHA states that the average interest rate for a 30-year fixed loan on a single-family home is about 4.06 percent.
The Average Interest Rates of Personal Loans. Like loan amounts, interest rates vary among lenders. As a rule, though, lenders charge borrowers higher interest rates for personal loans than for other types of loans. Average interest rates for personal loans range from 16 to 30 percent, according to BankBazaar.com.