Financial Technology Center - School of Business - Central Connecticut State University

Bank A offers to lend you $10,000 at a nominal rate of 7%, compounded monthly. The loan (principal plus interest) must be repaid at the end of the year. Bank B also offers to lend you the $10,000, but it will charge 8%, with interest due at the end of the year. What is the difference in the effective annual rates charged by the two banks?