{"id":674,"date":"2017-08-29T16:44:04","date_gmt":"2017-08-29T16:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/mrc_blog\/glossary-of-terms\/18-credit-cards-terms-explained\/"},"modified":"2023-12-14T05:48:18","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T10:48:18","slug":"credit-card-terms-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/glossary-of-terms\/credit-card-terms-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"18 Credit Cards Terms Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time:<\/span> 2<\/span> Min<\/span><\/span>

Annual Fee<\/strong><\/p>\n

The yearly amount charged for the use of a credit card.<\/p>\n

APR-Annual Percentage Rate<\/strong><\/p>\n

APR is an acronym for: Annual Percentage Rate. It is the interest rate that a customer is charged on any outstanding balance.<\/p>\n

Balance Transfer<\/strong><\/p>\n

The process of transferring an unpaid balance from one open credit card account to another, usually from different financial institutions. You can save interest if you transfer balances to a credit account with a lower interest rate.<\/p>\n

Balance Transfer Fee<\/strong><\/p>\n

A fee charged by a financial institution to transfer a credit card balance from one account to another. This fee can range from 1%-5% of the balance amount.<\/p>\n

Billing Cycle<\/strong><\/p>\n

The length of time between billing statements. In other words it is the number of days between your last credit card statement date and your current statement date (Usually 28-31 days).<\/p>\n

Billing statement
\n<\/strong>
\nA monthly record from your credit card issuer which describes and summarizes the activity on your account including the outstanding balance, purchases, payments, cash advances, credits, Interest Charges and other transactions.<\/p>\n

Cardholder Agreement
\n<\/strong>
\nThe cardholder agreement is a document from a credit card issuer that outlines the terms and conditions for use of the credit card and the account.<\/p>\n

Cash Advance
\n<\/strong>
\nUsing your credit card to withdraw cash from an automated teller machine, bank teller or by writing a convenience cheque. The credit card issuer charges a cash advance fee for the transaction and begins charging interest from the date you take the cash advance.<\/p>\n

Credit Limit<\/strong><\/p>\n

A credit limit is the maximum amount that you can charge on your credit card.<\/p>\n

Credit Card Issuer<\/strong><\/p>\n

A credit card issuer is a bank or financial institution who offers credit cards<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Grace period<\/strong><\/p>\n

The period of time during which you are allowed to pay your credit card bill without having to pay interest charges. The interest-free period varies between 15 and 28 days.<\/p>\n

Interest Rate<\/strong><\/p>\n

The rate that a bank or credit issuer charges for the money you borrow. Essentially it is the cost of borrowing money.<\/p>\n

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Late Payment Fee
\n<\/strong>
\nA fee charged when a payment has not been received by the specified due date.<\/p>\n

Minimum Payment<\/strong><\/p>\n

The smallest payment a cardholder can make during each statement period to keep the account in good standing.<\/p>\n

Over-Limit Fee<\/strong><\/p>\n

A fee charged after the cardholder balance has exceeded their credit limit.<\/p>\n

PIN (Personal Identification Number)<\/strong><\/p>\n

A security code that the customer uses with a credit card to authorize transactions such as purchases and cash advances.<\/p>\n

Posted transaction<\/strong><\/p>\n

A transaction that appears on your credit card account statement. “Posted” transactions have been processed by your issuer.<\/p>\n

Authorized User<\/strong><\/p>\n

An additional user on the credit card account authorized to make transactions on that account. The authorized user is not liable for transactions made on the account.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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