Games the credit card companies play:
They lure you in, get you drunk on plastic with low interest rates, and then once they see you've got a big balance going, they say, "We were just kidding! Your interest rate is now 17%!" Some go as high as 39%. Under current federal regulations, a bank is allowed to raise your interest rates on previous purchases with only 15 days notice. There's been so much uproar about it around the country, that after great delay and much legislation, the Fed and other agencies have issued some proposed rules for the credit card industry. Instead of 15 days notice, you'd get 45. Another new rule is that a bank would be free to raise interest rates on future purchases, but on any balances that already exist, the interest rate you purchased under would apply. The banks are going crazy, because these rules would destroy their ability to cheat you. (I see tears rolling down all your faces) poor banks. We only care because I am sure they will find another way to make up the loss. Let me know what you think.
Creditrepairman21
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