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Tips to Protect yourself From Bad Credit Cards
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Here are some tips for protecting yourself from bad credit cards.
Most credit card offers are designed for people with good or excellent credit, which is why they come with low interest rates and good perks. Terms are stricter for sub-prime card holders. Because of the financial risk that banks take when they extend a line of credit to a sub-prime borrower, rates and fees are higher for these consumers.
But truly bad credit cards exist only to harvest fees. One example of a bad credit card is the Continental Finance MasterCard, which was chosen by Consumerist.Com as the worst credit card in the world in 2007. The card starts with a credit line of $300. However, it costs a whopping $247 to activate the card! Other traits of this bad credit card include monthly account maintenance fees, online payment fees, and a $25 fee whenever the credit limit is increased. (Such increases come in $75 increments.) Read the rest of this entry »
