In many cases, a credit card company will charge a percentage of the balance on the card as the minimum monthly payment. If you have a $1,000 balance and a 2% minimum, you will owe at least $20 for the month. Part of that money will go toward interest, and a tiny portion of it will go towards your principle.
The Prothonotary is the clerk of the court of common pleas and keeps records of all civil procedures before the courts, signs all writs and processes (such as suits) and files copies of all records and processes.
Sometimes, this is an honorary position, with few substantive duties assigned. In states where the lieutenant governor presides over the Senate, the president pro tem usually assumes duties associated with a president. Speaker of the House or Assembly. The speaker is the principal leader of the House or Assembly.