Credit Card
Transcript: Credit crards what? Plastic cards that allowusers to get a cash avandce or buy items on credit. Credit is borrowed money that must be paid back within a certain time frame. Credit users are typically charged interest on the borrowed money if the money is not paid back in full within that time Where? Money comes from Federal Reserve Bank. Advantage Used properly, a credit card can have many advantages. Such advantages include the potential to earn financial rewards, the ability to avoid carrying large amounts of cash and the opportunity to build up a sound credit history. D. What are some disadvantages of using a credit card? Basically, there are two ways to use your credit card; responsibly or irresponsibly. If used responsibly, your credit card will be the best short-term loan you can find. E. What does “APR” stand for? Usually it stands for Annual Percentage Rate (used to calculate the amount of interest charged on the balance of a credit card or loan). If that doen't make sense in relation to where you saw it then it may stand for something else F. Why is the APR charged? For the first 12 billing cycles following the opening of your OneCause Visa® Platinum account, you may be eligible for 0% APR on purchases and balance transfers, depending on the Chase review of your application and credit history. After that period, your APR may be as low as 8.99%. APY? Who pays the APY? Banks pays a small percentage of APY How often is the APY calculated? The AYP is calculated every year. APY = (1 + Periodic Rate) ^ (Periods in a Year) How Much? credit card debt is the average American in? The average credit card debt in America is $15,519 How much credit card debt should anyone carry? Keep your debt ratio under 50 percent. If your credit card has a $5,000 limit, don't carry a balance of more than $2,500. What is the difference between a charge card and a credit card? Charge cards and credit cards are not the same thing, though the names are sometimes interchanged. A charge card is actually a type of credit card that requires you to pay your balance in full at the end of each billing cycle instead of making payments on the balance over several months. A credit card, on the other hand, allows you to have a revolving balance that you can pay off over a period of time. What are good things to use a credit card for? Building credit, fixing damaged credit. What are bad things to use a credit card for? Extended warranty at the car dealershipPaying off one card with another