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• The amount of money borrowed or the amount still owed on a loan.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Principal. (n.d.). A Consumer's Guide to Mortgage Refinancings. Retrieved June 6, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/principal.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Principal. www.federalreserve.gov. A Consumer's Guide to Mortgage Refinancings. The Federal Reserve Board. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/principal (accessed: June 6, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Principal." A Consumer's Guide to Mortgage Refinancings. The Federal Reserve Board. 6 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/principal.

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