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The Credit's cards (Banks) are increasing the interest, do you think this is fair?
I recieved my statement for this month from my credit cards companies, now they are increasing my interest like 10% more than before. So how the bailout help me, if they doing this.
I had (to this day) an excellent credits, I call my credit card companies, and they gave me a lazy excuse for do this, that I check and was false the excuse, and I know I using they money, if this happen before this recepcion start I not have any complain because I know I have to pay they money that I borrow from them to get advantage of this situation is what I not see that is fair. never pay late, maybe sometime only the limit that they said I can pay, some one said that is not they responsability to be fair, let see if happen to you. also the bailout, is our money that they are expending and bad use to help temself and not the public.
804,000,000,000 billions is a lot of money. in a bailout.!
15 Answers
- Old GuyLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
No, it's not fair, but that's how life is. Companies can be greedy. Perhaps you violated one of their many provisions????? Not much you can do in any case except cancel it, if you can. Good luck!!
- Anonymous5 years ago
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- David LLv 61 decade ago
Of course it isn't fair. It also makes it harder for you to make your payments. But they are not in the business of being fair. banks and credit card companies are nervous. many people are defaulting on their cards and closing their accounts, so they are worried that others may do it too. this is where it gets stupid. Even though you may have paid your account every month on time, they can still raise your interest rate. The best way to get back at them, and still protect your credit, is to pay off the card, then close the account. But make sure its paid off before you close it. Otherwise, it may look like you couldn't make your payments and closed it.
What they are doing is legal and you really have no recourse. So, pay it off and close the account. As long as your credit remains good, you should be able to open a new account at a different bank with a lower interest rate.
- 1 decade ago
I always pay my credit cards in full or in full within a couple of months so they don't make much money on me. One of my cards raised my rate so i cancelled them. There loss not mine. I have a great credit score but those of us that live within our means are unfortunately being punished for those that don't. No its not fair. Our economy is in this position because people don't live within their means. What you want to have and what you NEED to have to live are not the same. Its' not up to our government to bail anyone out. That is not the governments money its yours and mine. So no the bailout won't help you. Or me. If you have missed payments or paid late then the credit card company has it in your agreement that they will raise your rate. If you financial circumstances have gotten bad contact them and try to work something out. make biweekly payments. Call them and ask why the increase
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- 1 decade ago
It's not a bank's responsibility to be fair. They can and will set the interest rate at whatever they want. If you don't like it, wait for a company to send you an offer with a teaser rate, accept it, and then transfer the balance to a new card with a new teaser rate when your old card is about to go up to 25% interest.
Banks aren't around to babysit your money, they are around to take as much of it as they can. Be smart in dealing with them.
- righteousjohnsonLv 71 decade ago
Of course it's fair.
No one's making you use them. They don't owe you anything. The only people who can take your money without your consent, is the government. If you want charity, just say so.
The increased rate should be for purchases made after this date, not your outstanding balance now. That should stay the same.
If you don't want to borrow their money anymore, go use someone else's.
- STEVEN FLv 71 decade ago
LIFE has never been 'fair'. The best approach is to FIRE the credit card company.
Source(s): I'M DEBT FREE. - Anonymous1 decade ago
They have a right to do this, but that doesn't mean it is fair or moral in any way. the banks are not in an economic crisis, they are probably the ones who are the best off, and keep exploiting their customers. It's also not right to keep increasing someones limit everytime it gets maxed out, when it is obviously being relyed on way too much and not being paid off as the people can't afford the interest! ..... they are scumbags!
- Anonymous1 decade ago
They can make the interest on a credit card as much as they want. You're borrowing their money, and they want you to pay it back.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
NO because these same banks are giving me LESS interest for my saving account. Bunch of crooks if you ask me