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by Arthor Pens, Art

Most of the high interest credit cards are usually pretty easy to get and really the high interest rate only matters if you are going to roll over your balances from month to month. People that have been involved in bankruptcies, judgments or have a bad credit score, for some other reason are the most common applicants for these high interest credit cards. It might be possible to lower your interest charges with credit card balance transfers. If you are looking to consolidate all your debts or you just want to pay off your high interest credit cards, apply for a card that offers a low rate on balance transfers.

Those of you who want to apply for a major high interest credit card to re establish or just to establish new credit should consider the price that they will ultimately pay, including interest, yearly fees, etc... Those who have good credit may qualify for credit cards that offer a 0 percent interest rate on balance transfers for a full year, but be aware, if you make a payment late, you might end up paying higher interest than before you transferred your balance. A recent FDIC study revealed that the overwhelming rise in bankruptcy rates (up 400 percent in the last 25 years) is directly related to banking de-regulation and the use of high-interest credit cards.

Many credit cards can have interest rates, 15, 19 and even 24 percent or higher. At these very high interest rates you are paying a lot of money in interest. If you are in a bind and missing payments, many credit card companies might agree to reduce your debt on a credit card dramatically if the borrower is able to pay off the balance rather than continue to miss payments, so it might be worth contacting a debt expert to negotiate on your behalf. If you have a good credit score, one way of paying all of your high interest credit card balances, is to take out a debt consolidation loan, which will mean that you can pay off all of your credit cards with one lower interest loan, possibly saving you quite a bit of money.

If you are dealing with the anguish of still using high interest credit cards and your debt load is moderate to high, you can still pay down the balance but it will take a little more time. If you have worked on improving your overall credit rating and FICO score and you have had a generous history of it least six months or more of paying your debt on time, you may be able to cut your debt load down and repair your credit in half the time.

Many times if you have been a longstanding customer, the credit card company will lower your APR, but you have to ask, they will not do this voluntarily. Having a low APR will make paying your credit card off easier. Try to keep the payment the same, as this will help pay the balance down quicker without you realizing a change in your budget so be sure to ask your creditor if you could lower your interest rate and obtain a lower rate, this is a great tool in being able to repair your credit.

With some high interest credit cards, you may have to pay a security deposit, yearly fee or due. If you have a yearly fee on your credit card account, ask if you can have that fee waived. Many times the fee is utilized to lend high risk consumers a line of credit or to secure the credit card itself. If you have repaired your credit and feel your FICO score is above 700, do not hesitate to ask your lender to have that fee waived, it could save you as much as $500 or more each year.

Transferring your high interest credit card to a lower interest card is a good option if you have comparable cards. Even if they are both high interest cards, choose the one that has no annual fee and the lower APR. This is a quick way to raise your FICO score and to repair your credit almost instantly.

Some credit card companies offer a bi-weekly payment option; do not hesitate to ask if you can make bi-weekly payments to pay on the balance of your debt. If this is not an option, try putting the money into savings every week or every other week, make a habit of it and when the minimum payment is due you can pay the amount saved which should be 5 to 10% of your minimum payment. This amount will be applied to the balance and will help reduce finance fees. This is a great way to repair your credit by making small additions to your balance.

When you have high balances on a high interest credit card it seems like you will never get rid of the balance and see the light at the end of the tunnel, but with hard work, determination and a plan, you can easily repair your credit and pay off your debts in less time than you think.

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