60. Discount Interest Loans (L04] This question illustrates what is known as discount interest. Imagine you are discussing a loan with a somewhat unscrupulous lender. You want to borrow $25,000 for one year. The interest rate is 14.9 percent. You and the lender agree that the interest on the loan will be 149 * $25.000 = $3,725. So the lender deducts this interest amount from the loan up front and gives you $21.275. In this case, we say that the discount is $3.725. What's wrong here? -Imetre