Thursday, December 13, 2007

Factors That Trigger Credit Card Rate Hikes

Are credit card companies trying to scam you? On the one hand, they provide a valuable service that gives you the added convenience of being able to purchase items and services you need and sometimes don't need and to pay them off in a manner that best suits you.
On the other hand, some credit card issuers are trying to scam you and they do everything in their power - legal or otherwise to do it. Legal or not, many of the practices they follow are clearly unethical and unless you are a contract lawyer you couldn't determine how they planned on scamming you anyway because they hide everything in the countless pages of fine print that comes with every cardholder agreement.
According to Harvard Law Professor Elizabeth Warren, the credit card companies are mislea View the rest of this article


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