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2. How credit card companies make money - AOL

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   Credit card companies generate most of their income through interest charges, cardholder fees and transaction fees paid by businesses that accept credit cards. Even if you don't pay fees or ...

3. Credit card interest - Wikipedia

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   Interest rates vary widely. Some credit card loans are secured by real estate, and can be as low as 6 to 12% in the U.S. (2005). [citation needed] Typical credit cards have interest rates between 7 and 36% in the U.S., depending largely upon the bank's risk evaluation methods and the borrower's credit history.

4. What is a balance transfer — and is it a good idea for debt?

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   For example, if you have a car loan with a 7 percent interest rate, transferring it to a balance transfer credit card with a 29.99 percent regular interest isn’t likely to make sense if you’ll ...

5. Regulator would cap credit card late fees at $8, part of ...

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   The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new regulations will set a ceiling of $8 for most credit card late fees or require banks to show why they should charge more than $8 for such a fee.

6. Payment card interchange fee and merchant discount antitrust ...

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   The payment card interchange fee and merchant discount antitrust litigation is a United States class-action lawsuit filed in 2005 by merchants and trade associations against Visa, Mastercard, and numerous financial institutions that issue payment cards. The suit was filed because of price fixing and other allegedly anti-competitive trade ...

7. Credit card balance transfer - Wikipedia

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   A credit card balance transfer is the transfer of the outstanding debt (the balance) in a credit card account to an account held at another credit card company. [1] This process is encouraged by most credit card issuers as a means to attract customers. The new bank/card issuer makes this arrangement attractive to consumers by offering incentives.