With compound interest the interest amount is added to the principle and then earns interest as well. This is usually expressed as an annual percentage rate (APR). Simple interest is not added to the principle and does not earn further interest and is used rarely.
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Penalty interest is calculated from the required and projected balance
Accumulated or compound interest is calculated by adding interest to both the principal and any interest accumulated up to the point of the calculation.
simple interest
Simple interest is interest that is calculated only on the amount of unpaid principal on a loan. Such interest is not added to the value of the loan but is tracked separately. Compound interest is interest that is calculated on the total of unpaid principal and accumulated interest on a loan. The difference is in simple interest there is no interest charged on accumulated interest while in compound interest there is interest charged on accumulated interest.
Compound interest, but only if the previous interest is accumulated.