Read the latest advice from our team at Bankrate on credit card interest rates - how to understand credit card APRs, steps to minimize interest rate payments, where to find the best 0% APR offers, and everything in between.
Deferred interest may be a good idea if you can successfully avoid paying interest. It’s important to understand how deferred interest works and how to avoid their pitfalls, especially high interest [...]
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Don’t let high interest rates keep you from paying off your credit card debt.
Dear Business Banter, I got a 0 percent APR business card but didn’t pay the balance off in full and the high interest rate will be on it soon. What should I do? Can I open another card and transfer [...]
Zero percent APR offers provide an attractive way to buy now and pay later or to get ahead and save on existing debt to improve your financial health.
If you’re using an introductory APR period to pay down a balance or fund a large purchase, make sure you know when it ends and what will happen to your interest rate when it does.
A 0% balance transfer card can avoid high APR from an existing credit card balance.
33 percent of parents who plan to pay for summer childcare will accumulate debt.
Asking for a rate reduction on a credit card might lower a credit score. Find out when it does.
When you take out a line of credit, your lender has the right to charge interest on any money you borrow. In the case of credit cards, this interest often comes in the form of purchase APR.
