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Old 01-30-2011, 07:51 PM  
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WTF: Credit card charges of 59% APR?

Damn. Talk about high ass interest rates.

Source: http://money.cnn.com/2011/01/28/pf/c...%2059%% 20APR

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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Interest rates are now hovering near record highs, at an average rate of 14.72%. And if your credit is bad enough, you could even end up with a rate as high as 59.9% APR.

That's because while the CARD Act helped crack down on certain fees and requires more disclosures, it didn't cap every credit card holder's worst enemy: interest rates.

Sure, the new rules prevent banks from raising most interest rates retroactively, but there's no limit on the rates they can charge new customers.
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