Most borrowers could withstand a rate increase of 0.25 points, because it would just mean paying an added $10 or less every month toward their debt — not a severe sum. But for almost one out of every six borrowers, it would mean an extra $50 or more every month.
And bigger rate hikes would obviously bite even deeper. A full percentage point increase in the rate, TransUnion calculates, would add up to more than an extra $50 a month for 40 per cent of borrowers.
CBC这文章是不是中翻英,怎么这么难懂?不知以下理解对不对?即使这样增加1%,40%的借贷者每月多交50刀,每天少喝一杯咖啡而已,也不至于破产跳楼啊。
增加0.25,对大多数借贷者只需要每月多交最多$10,但是对于1/6的借贷者,需要多付至少$50。
增加1%,对40%的借贷者需要多付$50.