Archive for November, 2009

Making Credit Card Comparisons Easier

Credit Card Depot has recently enhanced the way we display credit card offers to help our visitors gather as much data as possible before applying for new credit cards.  Our new features include drop down information boxes that include data generally found deep in the fine print.  Here are just a few of the new tools available to our visitors.

Introductory APRs:  Our enhanced credit card display provides the ability to learn more about the length of 0% APR and other low APR deals as well as whether these rates apply to purchases, balance transfers or both.

Credit Card Fee Information:  Whether you’re seeking to evaluate balance transfer fees, cash advance fees, late fees, or annual fees, one click of the mouse will reveal all of this data. (more…)

0% APR Credit Card Offers

0% APR credit card offers are back.  For a while, it looked like credit card companies might stop these deals altogether, as the average 0% interest rate period dropped from 1 year to 6 months.  However, and for the time being, credit card companies have brought these money saving credit card offers back to the market.

During the summer, when getting a 0% APR for 1 year was a near impossibility, it appeared as if these types of credit card offers were doomed.  Banks were raising interest rates, cutting credit limits, and closing accounts at breakneck speed.  However, now that some of the dust has settled, credit card companies are looking to lure in new customers again.  And the most effective method in their playbook is the 0% APR credit card. (more…)