In some areas, the annual percentage rate (APR) is the simplified counterpart to the effective interest rate that the borrower will pay on a loan. In many countries and jurisdictions, lenders (such as banks) are required to disclose the cost of borrowing in some standardized way as a form of consumer protection.
Camacho, who with his band Los Plebes del Rancho was responsible for several Mexican hits, reportedly died in a car crash in Angostura, Sinaloa. Ariel Camacho and his crew were in a Honda Accord when the driver lost control while speeding around a curve and ended up in a canal.
Media Relations Office. ITHACA, N.Y. -- Thomas Tommy Gold, a brilliant and controversial figure in 20th century science and professor emeritus of astronomy at Cornell University, died June 22 at Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca, N.Y., after a long battle with heart disease. He was 84 years of age. (June 22, 2004)