CardRatings.com Monthly Newsletter April 2002
April 1, 2002
Paying Your Tax Bill with a Credit Card Only if You're Desperate
It's easy to pay your tax bill by credit card. Experts say don't. If you owe money to the Internal Revenue Service, you can play the plastic fantastic with Uncle Sam. Whip out your American Express, Discover or MasterCard and charge your tax bill. Even Visa, after years on the tax-payment sidelines, is getting in on the action this year. Just remember: convenience comes at a price. First, there's a 2.5 percent fee of the amount owed. (4/3/02)
New College Savings Credit Card Rebate Plans
Instead of air miles, earn education dollars with you credit card. New credit card rebate programs help build college funds by allowing you to transfer the dollars you save with rebates into 529 college savings plans. (4/1/02)
Credit Card Rates Hold Steady
Credit card rates hold steady in March and variable interest rate credit cards have likely reached their low point. (3/29/02)
Cardholder Reviews
| Recent Credit Card Reviews by Consumers Like You! |
| Following is a very small sample of the newest cardholder reviews that can be found by clicking the "Consumer Reviews" link above. We take pride in the quantity (our site offers 8,500+ reviews of 575+ different credit cards) and quality of the consumer reviews that can be find on our site. The cards are rated on a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest recommended. Credit Card: NextCard Standard Visa Issuer: NextBank Status: Standard Review: I posted a review of NextCard about a month ago. When I opened the card it had a 9.9% interest rate. I noticed on my statement that my interest rate was 19.9%. I called them and asked about it and they said it was due to one late payment. They agreed to lower my rate to 12.9%. Here's the surprise. This month's statement shows they have lowered the rate even further -- 8.90% on purchase and 12.90 on cash advances. I didn't ask for a second lowering, but it's certainly a nice surprise. I only wonder how long it'll last. Has anyone else noticed their NextCard rate has suddenly dropped? Best: Online record of all transactions Worst: Misleading benefit program Card Rating: 3.5 Customer Rating: 4 Benefit Rating: 2 Recommend: Yes Credit Card: Capital One Platinum Credit Card: Citi AAdvantage Card Credit Card: Direct Merchants Bank MasterCard Credit Card: GetSmart Visa Classic Credit Card: Chase Wal-Mart MasterCard The Cardholder Review section is a unique feature of our site and, to the best of our knowledge, there is no other organization or company that offers this many consumer reviews of credit cards. It's all about consumers helping other consumers. As your might expect, this section of our site has been one of the most popular sections of our site since it was introduced in the summer of 2000. New reviews are posted on a daily basis, so we hope that you will find this section of our site useful and that you will visit it on a regular basis. |
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