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    Default Maximum credit card interest rate allowed be law?

    Like I said in my other post I got charged $30 interest for carrying a $1200 for just 4 days! What is the maximum credit card interest rate allowed by law because whatever happened on my account has got to be illegal. There is no way that $30 interest in 4 days for that amount is at a legal interest rate. That's almost $10 a day. If I carry it a year that would be around $3000 in interest on a $1200 balance. Tell me how that can be allowed by law.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gotrippedoff View Post
    Like I said in my other post I got charged $30 interest for carrying a $1200 for just 4 days! What is the maximum credit card interest rate allowed by law because whatever happened on my account has got to be illegal. There is no way that $30 interest in 4 days for that amount is at a legal interest rate. That's almost $10 a day. If I carry it a year that would be around $3000 in interest on a $1200 balance. Tell me how that can be allowed by law.
    Do you have your statement?
    I don't know what's the cap for the APR, but you can take a look at the back of your statement and it will tell you how the interest is calculated. What I know is that is on daily balance. Also at the bottom of your statement you can see your rate and how is calculated.

    Credit card interests can become outrageous, don't carry balances, you could end up paying them for the rest of your life.
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    That happened bec you paid it off after the due date. When that happens you get charged interest going back to the day you made the purchase.

    days in billing cycle + days in grace period + 4 days = more than 4 days

    and I don't think there is a maximum credit card interest rate allowed by law, the sky's the limit
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    Why arent there laws for this kind of stuff. I thought that is what the reform was supposed to do.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ingy91 View Post
    Why arent there laws for this kind of stuff. I thought that is what the reform was supposed to do.
    There are. What they do is completely legal.
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    Why should there be laws against high interest rates? Last time I checked you have the option to take out a credit card. If you are to naive to read the credit card agreement, and understand the rates as well as compound interest, I don't think you should have the card. Regulating stupidity is not the answer.
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    I thought some states had maximum credit card interest rate laws for usury or something
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    It depends on the state the credit card is issued. That is why most credit cards are legally in South Dakota where there are no [or loosely regulated] usury laws.
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