The Course Of The Credit Cards: What Can People Do?
It is just impossible to imagine a world without credit cards. From a couple of cups of coffee to going on a vacation in the Bahamas, credit cards are all it takes to make your dreams a reality. But recent developments have caused the credit cards to be viewed as nothing but a tool for getting people deeper into the quicksand of financial ruin. So where are credit cards taking its consumers? And what can people do to minimize the negative effects of the current trends in the credit card market?
Standard Interest Rates Continue Rising
An astounding 80% of all credit cards issued nowadays have variable interest rates. This means credit card companies who issued this type of credit cards can raise the interest rates paid to them every time the Federal Reserve raises benchmark interest rates. Sadly, interest rates are rising as minimum payments for credit card accounts have also been rising; this is the result of a change in the way minimum required payments are computed, which is now designed to allow borrowers to pay a little of both the principal and the interest.
The hike in both interest rates and...