Common Credit Card Fees
In the world of credit card usage, many cardholders can flounder in the bewildering mass of credit card fees that are tacked on to the monthly payment balance. Therefore, it may be appropriate to list the most common credit card fees that are accessed and explain what each one means for, you, the cardholder. Naturally, each one of these common fees is charged to the credit cardholder's account at certain times and often under certain constraints or circumstances, so their presence will vary from one user to another.
The eight most common credit card fees are listed below:
Annual fee. The credit card's annual fee is simply the amount that is charged to you, as the cardholder, for using the card each year. The fee may be accessed on a monthly, quarterly, or even on an annual basis.
Set-up fee. The set-up fee is what you are charged for opening up a new credit card account. It is a one-time fee.
Cash advance fee. This fee is charged to the cardholder's account when the card is used to process a cash advance (if the card has this feature included). The cash advance fee may be accessed either as a flat fee amount or as a percentage of the cash advance amount.
Balance-transfer fee. This is a fee that is charged to you, the cardholder, if you are transferring the due balance from one credit card to another. The balance transfer itself is carried out in different ways depending upon the terms that the credit card company has established for such services (if available). Regardless of the method, there is a small fee attached to every such balance transfer.
Late payment fee. This fee is fairly self-explanatory. You are charged a fee if your payment arrives after the invoice due date. Fees may vary widely between credit card types as well as card companies.
Credit-limit-increase fee. Many card companies charge a small fee when the cardholder requests an increase in his/her card's credit limit.
Over-the-credit-limit fee. This is a penalty fee that is accessed when you, the cardholder, make a purchase that goes above your current credit limit.
Return-item fee. This fee is accessed when a check sent for the payment of the credit card balance is returned due to insufficient funds.
Beyond these common fees, some cards may include other fees that can be charged to the cardholder's account under certain circumstances. For examples, there are fees for paying your credit card by telephone. Other fees include those charged to cover the costs of reporting to various credit bureaus, other customer services, and even to review your card account information.
It is important for you, as the cardholder, to read over your credit card agreement carefully so that you are aware of all of the associated fees that might be applied to your card's balance. Knowing what the common credit card fees will prepare you for when the bill arrives so that you are not left in the dark about a particular amount.
Peter Kenny is a writer for The Thrifty Scot, please visit us at http://www.thriftyscot.co.uk/Loans/Secured_Loans.html and http://www.thriftymortgages.co.uk/remortgages http://www.thriftyscot.co.uk/news/022008/new-protocol-could-prove-invaluable-for-borrowers-in-a-lot-of-debt.html
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