Increasing the APR
The hundreds of complaints What Consumer receives each year about a well known credit provider all relate to the same thing. The hiking of interest rates to astronomical levels at the end of a low or 0% APR introductory period. Card providers are quite within their rights to make these increases, but will [...]
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Credit and Debit Cards, Part 2
Credit and Debit Cards
An increasing number of us are routinely paying for goods with plastic. Using credit and debit cards has undeniable benefits: It allows us to track and manage our spending, it provides automatic proof of purchase, it enables us to collect rewards or points, and perhaps most significantly it gives us some protection against dodgy traders [...]
April 4th, 2009 | Catriona | 0 comments | Continued
Visa Debit Chargeback – The Facts
The majority of us are now aware of the benefits of using our credit cards in terms of the protection it offers us in the event the supplier is unable to offer the goods and services we have paid for.
But did you know that you can also claim the money back if you have [...]
Foreign Credit Card Transactions – New Protection
As many of us know, Using a credit card for transactions over £100 provides you with an automatic insurance policy should the supplier you are dealing with go bust or disappear, or if the goods turn out to be faulty. This is because under Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act, if you run into [...]
July 9th, 2008 | Catriona | 0 comments | Continued
