One of my (3) credit cards sent me a notice that they will be increasing my APR from 12.99 to 21.99, eventhough the original rate was supposedly fixed. The reason they gave was that my other 2 cards have high balances. Fine, however, I just paid for a wedding and honeymoon, which is why they are high right now, but have been steadily paying everything on time and more than minimum, when I can. One of my other cards is at 10.9, and doesn't plan to increase on me. Why do credit card companies pick on good honest people like this? Why did my APR go from a fixed rate to a variable? They gave me the option refuse the increase by closing the acct. and just paying it off at the 12.99 rate. Would this look negative on my credit report if I do so?
2007-12-14
11:20:46
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