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The White Paper deals with the fundamentals of applied interest calculation, unfortunately often forgotten by industry professionals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2008, Marc Gelinas, CEO of Jurismedia Inc., developer of Margill interest and loan servicing solutions, published the White Paper in the Real Estate Law &amp; Industry Report titled \u201cThe Lost Art of Interest Calculation\u201d. Since then, more has been learned and lending practices have evolved thus this major update. 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