Tuesday, 1 March 2011

Selecting Credit Cards Offers Based On Credit Performance

By Smitory Folorei


Each day people receive credit cards offers in the mail or by email. Knowing whether or not to accept these solicitations can become confusing if one does not understand credit or know for what purpose a credit card should serve.

A potential client's credit score and prior payment history will influence what kind of solicitations they receive. People with great credit and solid payment histories tend to receive premium offers for cards with low interest rates and high or no spending limits. These offers reward people with positive credit.

People with poor or average credit may receive offers for secured cards. These cards require a person to deposit a set amount of money before the card can be issued to the customer. The money secures his or her line of credit in case the individual misses payments or defaults on the obligation.

They can also receive unsecured offers that may feature higher annual percentage rates and interests on balances. Some of these cards may also require an average issuance fee. Regardless, for people seeking to reestablish credit, money experts recommend that they accept one of these offers and then use the card wisely. They also recommend that the customers pay off each month what they owe, rather than letting the balances continue each month.

People who have never yet established credit can also receive offers. These potential credit clients may be university students who have just turned eighteen and are now of legal age to hold his or her own credit accounts.

People every day receive credit cards offers in the mail or by email. Their credit rating and their history of payments greatly influences how many and what type of offers they will receive. Accepting such an offer can help a person with bad credit improve his or her score with the credit bureaus.




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