2007-03-09 01:45:48 · 9 answers · asked by rohitanand14 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Credit
Credit card companies make money from people who don't use their credit cards wisely. If someone gets a 0% APR credit card and 'racks up' charges-- they're going to get hit with BIG interest charges if they don't pay it off or switch to another 0% APR credit card before the intro period is over.
They probably make the most money from of people who ONLY pay the minimum monthly payment. Since you hardly payoff any of the principal when you pay the minimum, you keep paying lots of interest and it takes forever to pay down the balance.
People with reward credit cards make the mistake of trying to earn tons of reward points-- and extend themselves too deep. Since there's usually a higher interest rate (and some fees) with reward credit cards, the credit card companies make more than enough in interest to off-set the rewards they offer.
Credit card companies also make lots of money off of fees. Annual fees, late payment fees, overdraft fees, cash advance fees, balance transfer fees, etc.
If people used their credit cards wisely, the credit card companies would be out of business! But there also wouldn't be so many great offers for SAVVY consumers to benefit from!
2007-03-09 03:00:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Retailers pay a 25 cent + 2-3% fee to the credit card issuer. This means that each time someone charges a $1 item, the rest of us have to pay more for it, as the retailer has to raise prices to cover the expense of accepting credit cards.
2007-03-09 02:13:51 · answer #2 · answered by J.R. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the credit card is a service that the bank is offering to her clients. Better services, more clients! This way they make clients of the big companies too, the ones that give u the services or the products u pay with the credit card.
2007-03-09 02:08:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's called a "merchant discount". The storeowners only get about 98 cents for every dollar you charge (for Visa and MC). AMEX has an even bigger discount, up to 4%, which is why merchants don't like them that much.
2007-03-09 06:19:58 · answer #4 · answered by Quixotic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They charge the retailer anywhere from 3 to 6 percent of the total amount you charge.
2007-03-09 01:55:23 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They charge the retailer a percentage of the sale and they charge you if you don't pay the balance in full every month.
2007-03-09 01:51:40 · answer #6 · answered by Fordman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Interest...duh.
2007-03-09 02:54:45 · answer #7 · answered by cardinalboy97 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
there charging you 8000% thats how they make money
2007-03-09 03:27:12 · answer #8 · answered by letsstopitnow l 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some people can't pay on time, then its interest.
2007-03-09 04:21:43 · answer #9 · answered by shorty21 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋