ALL BUSINESS: Credit-card rates up before new law The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Have you checked the interest rates on your credit cards lately? Odds are they're going way up.
That's because credit-card companies are rushing to raise rates and tack on extra fees ahead of a law slated to take effect Feb. 22 that is supposed to limit such moves in the future. In some cases, rates are doubling to as high as 30 percent or more, even for people who pay their bills on time.
The current maneuvering by the card companies is serving up another blow to American consumers who are already struggling with their finances. U.S. lawmakers let that happen by giving the card companies nine months to prepare for the rules.
"The delay allowed them to restock their arsenal with weapons," said Lloyd Constantine, an attorney who has spent 22 years litigating cases tied to the credit-card industry and is the author of the new book "Priceless: The Case that Brought Down The Visa/Mastercard Bank Cartel."
It's hardly surprising that banks and other credit-card issuers would use a grace period afforded to them by Congress to their advantage.
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Credit card Debt math payment question?
The average american credit card debt in 2004 was $8,400. With an annual interest rate of 18%, a payment of $246.75/month would payoff the balance in 4 years. I would cost $_______ ($246.75 times 48 payments) to pay off the $8400 debt?
So you paid $ _________ in interest for the privilege of buying on credit.
Could someone help me fill in the blank spaces ... the first one obviously I would say is $ 11,844.00 but I'm not sure how you find the second blank.
Please Help!!!!
The answer to the second question is the difference between how much you actually paid, and how much the original debt was:
$11844.00 - $8400.00
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