by Morgan Hamilton
The Proper Use Of Credit Cards
Is it true that credit cards may save your money? Yes! Some people never purchase if they do not have enough cash. Cash simply disappears from our pockets. It is very easy spend it right here and right now... Using credit card for purchases takes more effort because you definitely know that you will have to pay the bill later.
Your credit card may also offer a rewards program where you get cash back, frequent flyer miles or discounts on services and purchases which you could do for cash without having bonus. Read more... 
Credit cards are very common nowadays. In fact, some surveys show that 81% of the American households have at least one credit card.
However, most financial experts contend that these facts are not on its positive aspect. This is because most of the people who belong on this percentage have more than $8,000 credit card debt.
Quick Facts About Credit Cards
Credit cards are widely used as a convenient source of credit purchases in hotels, on-line shopping, gasoline stations, restaurants, mail order, grocery stores, and others as well as products advertised on telephone and television. There is a number of advantages of using credit cards if you do it in a wise way. As well you may have drastic and painful consequences if misuse your credit card. Read more... In reality, that is really a big amount. But one might wonder on how these people were able to accumulate such big debts.
Experts say the trend of credit cards today is very addicting. There are those who assert that it is the consumer's lifestyle that must be blamed. While others say, the problems are based on the interest rates.
According to the consumer credit website, the average interest rate of one credit card is nearly 18.9%. It is pretty obvious that the amount is not at all fair. Getting to pay some debts with almost 20% of additional charges brought about by the interest rates would really lead the consumers to bigger debts.
Accessing Credit Report
Only your employer or prospective employer needs written consent to obtain a copy of your credit report. The exception from this rule is Vermont where any user needs consent to access it. Most potential creditors always ask for your permission to review credit report e.g. when you applying for credit card. But sometimes your permission is not required. It happens when inquiries are made along with a pre-approved credit offer. Read more... Interest rates are usually charged by the credit card company once the user had accumulated some balances on his or her due payments. The problem is that most people tend to pay their minimum balance only. In fact, 48% of the credit card users were known to pay their minimum balances only.
What happens next is that the remaining balance is carried off to the next monthly billing statement, which, in turn, would only aggravate the situation. Pile after pile, the debt becomes bigger, but certainly not brighter for the user's financial future.
This is where low interest credit cards take its fair share in the limelight. With the alarming condition in the credit card industry, more and more people are trying to look for the best credit cards with low interest rates.
Fraudulent Transactions
Many banks that are the Issuers and Acquirers installed different fraud detection systems that determine according to special algorithms suspicious transactions on a cardholder accounts or a merchant premises as well. After detection banks have to take the necessary actions to investigate the suspicious transactions and confirm with the legal cardholder if these transactions were made by him. If the response from genuine cardholder is negative that means they`ve got a credit card fraud! Read more... In reality, it is not so hard to find low interest credit cards. The problem is that not all credit card companies that offer low interest rates are created equal. This goes to show that there are some companies that only use this very motivating factor so as to amass more consumers.
Hence, there are many instances wherein people are attracted to get credit cards because of the so-called low interest rates, only to find out that the interest rates are just one of those fraudulent promotions known as "teaser rates."
With these low interest credit cards, they would usually offer some tempting deals to the public. The credit card companies would be more than willing to provide lower interest rates like low introductory APR or annual percentage rate.
However, most experts contend that lower interest credit cards only motivate people to make more purchases. They have this common notion that it is just okay to make many purchases because the interest rates are just small.
How Visa System Works
The Visa bank credit card system is composed of three separate entities, Visa (the association), the issuer (bank that issues credit cards), and the acquirer (banks that sign merchants). While both issuers and acquirers are members of the association, each issuer and acquirer is a separate business entity. The Visa bank members are competitors and vie with each other for cardholders and/or the merchants business. Read more... So for those who fall many times to this kind of situation, it is best that they analyze their standing first. Never grab a low interest credit card instantly because what goes with the promotion may not be long lasting.
And so, here is a list of some tips that can be used in analyzing and interpreting some facts about low interest rates in credit cards.
1. The promotion is very limited
In reality, low interest credit cards are especially built to make shopping easier, more fun, and extremely economical. That is why according to some surveys, most of the advantages of low interest credit cards are absolutely dependent on the duration of the promo.
For instance, a particular credit card may have low interest rates because of its low introductory annual percentage rates. The problem sinks in if the person failed to understand that this promo is only limited within the introductory period.
Should You Sign Your Credit Card?
After receiving your new credit card in the mail, issuing bank always asks to sign the back of your credit card. Some people refuse doing it, pointing out that if your card is stolen, a thief then has copy of your signature to duplicate. Read more... |
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