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Credit Card eZine - News and Articles about Credit Cards

Get even more information on credit cards? Read our Credit Card eZine. The section is regularly updated by our specialists. Learn all the financial tricks. Know the pitfalls and hidden bonuses. Find out how to transfer balances and accumulate points. We will tell you about the latest offers on the market.Get your credit card education and make the most out of your plastic.

Zero Percent Credit Rates

[May 06, 2008]
Interest-free Credit Cards

It is estimated that most cardholders are searching for 0% APR cards, or at least for cards with low interest rates. It would be awesomely great to carry the card that requires no interests to be paid. But do these cards really exist? Can you find the card with 0% APR? Yes, you can. Such credit deals do exist, but unfortunately they do not enable you to enjoy interest-free period for the life of your account. As the saying goes, good things come in small packages. And just like this, this interest-free period on your card will not last forever. The length of the promotional period is stipulated in accordance with your credit card agreement, and it varies from company to company. Though these deals look extremely tempting, cardholders should be very careful when choosing 0% interest card.

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Multiple Credit Cards

[May 20, 2008]
Credit Card Choice

Oftentimes, cardholders are afraid to carry multiple credit cards. For some, it's pretty tough to manage many cards, to track the bills and be on time with all credit payments. Some people believe that having multiple cards can negatively affect their credit report. There is also a big temptation of maxing out plastics and so on.

It is generally recommended to have from one to three credit cards, depending on your financial habits. But the cases are not rare when people benefit from having multiple credit cards. According to the study conducted by the Center for Media Research, 51% of US cardholders carry two or more plastics. It looks like customers split on this issue. Learn more about pros and cons of carrying multiple cards!

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Save with Credit Perks

[June 17, 2008]
Benefit from Credit Perks

Summertime brings lots of magical moments in our life of serious labor and heavy obligations. Summer vacations represent a brief period in the course of a year when we can feel free to do anything, to go anywhere, to spend every day of this magic time the way we want. The question is, how can we make the most of this time? When planning your upcoming summer vacation, take a closer look at your credit cards. Most probably, you will find a great many credit benefits and perks that will be of use when arranging your summer vacation!

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Last Immediate

I am on permanent disability and I owe on a credit card. Are they supposed to be charging me interest on it even now the card is inactive or are they supposed to just be charging on what I owe?
Thank you for your help

Answer:

If you carry a balance on your card, the issuer will keep on charging you interest until you pay off the entire balance in full. Even if you don't use your card, you're supposed to pay down your account balance.

If you find it difficult to make the minimum payment on your card, you may call up your creditor and explain the situation. You should negotiate this problem with your lender. You may ask to lower your interest rate for a certain period of time, so that you will be able to pay down your balance. This way or another, you need to repay this debt.

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[04:17:41 AM Friday, December 26, 2008]
They say Christmas is a wondrous time and one can never be too old to believe in the magic of Christmas. At last this holiday has come and we are happy to announce that our Word Search Contest has three winners who will be awarded with great cash prizes of $100, $70 and $50. So, we are ready to honor our Christmas Credit Roundup Game winners. Read on to learn who were those lucky players who managed to find and mark out all the credit-related words on the Christmas tree.
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[03:58:37 AM Tuesday, December 23, 2008]
Christmas is coming and everyone wants to make it special. For most of us, Christmas is all about colored decorations, delicious food, mistletoe, Christmas songs, and by all means gifts under the Christmas tree. The recent holiday survey has shown that almost 70% of U.S. customers want to receive gift cards this holiday season. Interestingly, but 50% of those surveyed said that they planned to give gift cards. The truth is that practical gifts have never been so popular! That's why CreditCardSpecialist.com awards its visitors for their financial knowledge with cash gifts of $100, $70 and $50! The results will be announced tomorrow at 12 AM! Get gifted for quick wits!
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[06:36:01 AM Friday, December 12, 2008]
Do you feel Christmas in the air? There are many nice colorful lights and decorations on houses. Kids are very excited about what presents they will get. When you turn on the radio, you hear old good Christmas songs. Many people are cramming into the malls to do their Christmas shopping. But what about you? Do you feel the Christmas knocking on your door? If you are not in the mood to celebrate it this year, than our online Christmas Credit Roundup Game will help you cheer up. You can earn $100 during several minutes. Christmas wishes often come true, so you may become the winner!
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[05:14:53 AM Thursday, November 06, 2008]
Good news for American borrowers - this Wednesday major U.S. banks began lowering their prime interest rates in tandem with the Fed fund rate reductions. The prime interest rate has dropped to a four-year low 4.0 percent from 4.50 percent. The prime rate is the most common underlying index for most credit cards and other loans. It means that banks and lending companies can lower interest rates to their best customers. JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America were the first to announce lending rate cuts, other banks are likely to follow this trend.
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