I can describe Credit card statements as the ultimate math-class word problem. If there is one thing wrong and the bad mark will stay with you for a long time on your credit report.
For making it even more challenging, nearly every credit card posses a slightly different set of requirements and there is a little difference in your statement. So below I have explained all the different parts of card statements…
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Each card agreement is different from the other, so here I will answer your questions in a more general way. A card issuer has got the right to change the interest rate of your credit card account by giving a notice in writing to the cardholder. Being a cardholder you have the right to refuse the new rate but…
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In this article I have explained that what will be the consequences if you exceed from credit card limit.
What happens when I charge my credit card over the limit?
If you charge your card over the limit then you will be socked with a hefty penalty fee. Commonly the over-the-limit fees charged by card company is […]
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In order to get a low-rate credit card, you don’t have to pay. For reaching a national bank, you surely don’t need a middleman.Your credit history will remain what it is. What you can do is that you can correct errors in your credit report and then you can rebuild your credit over time, but to pay someone a high fee just for the facility of having them find you a credit card is nothing but just …
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Question: Usually I pay all my credit card bills on time, but occasionally it happens that due to some reason I miss the due date by a day or two. So my question is that are these exorbitant $35 late fees fair practice?Answer: For this question I’m going to start out on the bank’s side. A credit card in its real sense is a line of credit. The bank has made…
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In this series of articles I have tried to answer some FAQs about credit card fees. Lets have a look at the questions related to credit card fees that are frequently asked by the borrowers.Question: My credit card interest rate has been raised up to 29.99% when I was late paying the bill. So my question is that what is the maximum allowable APR on credit cards? Answer: This misconception is popular among the people that…
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Here you can check out four of the most common methods that are used to calculate finance charges. But I must warn you that the method alone only tells you a part of the story. To make sure that you are getting the best deal on a card, you should ask the company that how the company calculates the charges and whether they calculate interest…
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Have you ever wonder why you can go online and be approved for credit just within 60 seconds? Or get pre-qualified for a car and no one even ask you how much money you make? Or why you there is a difference between the interest rates of you and your neighbor? The answer to these questions is…
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The information that comprises your credit history is not sent by you rather than that it is sent by your creditors. Despite of all the fact, you are the one who is responsible for the accuracy of the information about your financial life that is present in…
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Ok, so now you are having your credit reports in your hand and look at it there are an awful lot of numbers, abbreviations and terms that must have never be seen by you before. There are trade lines, charge-offs, account review inquiries, so now the question is how do you read this thing?I must tell you first that…
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