Credit Cards

The least amount that must be paid on a credit card each month is

• Late Fee
• Credit Limit
• Payment amount
• Minimum Payment

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How can a cardholder avoid paying interest on a credit card?

• Do not pay anything
• Pay the minimum payment after its due date
• Pay the minimum balance every month
•  Pay the balance in full every month

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The credit company can charge interest if the credit card bill is not paid in full by the due date

• True
• False

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It is best to pay more than the minimum due on your credit card.

• True
• False

It would be best to have a high credit score

• True
• False

A credit report is a report showing a borrower's history of how well they paid their bills.

• True
• False

Only making the minimum payment on a credit card every month will:

• lower the amount total paid for the purchase
• make you independently wealthy
• take longer to pay off which will result in paying more interest, more money!
• pay off the credit card faster

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You have a choice between two credit cards: American Express 8.99% or Chase Sapphire 12.99%. Which card offers the better rate?

• American Express
• Chase Sapphire
• Neither
• All of the above

You charge $500 on each of your two credit cards. One is American Express with an interest rate of 15.99%. The other is Chase Sapphire with an interest rate of 20.99%. Assuming that you are only making the minimum payment of $25 to each of the credit card companies, which card will you have paid more interest for?

• Chase Sapphire
• American Express
• You pay the same amount of interest for both
• All of the above

The cost of credit expressed as a yearly interest rate is known as:

• Annual Percentage Rate (APR)
• Annual Fee
• Penalty APR
• Introductory Rate