Grace Periods And Credit Cards

GuestPoster | February 26th, 2010 - 10:49 am

One thing that is interesting with credit cards is the grace period. Most types of loans, including auto refinance, bad credit ones included, will offer you a grace period on your payments. How the grace period works is you will not be charged any late payment charges until after the grace period is over. For most loans, the typical grace period is 10 days, but some offer more and others offer less.

An unsecured credit card for bad credit usually does not offer a grace period; most other credit cards don’t either. What this means is that if your credit card payment is not received when it is due you will be charged a late payment. For example, if your credit card payment is due at 5:00 pm EST on the 5th day of the month, if they have not received it by that specified time you will be charged the appropriate late payment fee. To find out more about the grace period you will want to read the fine print. Other credit card companies say they offer a grace period, but what they are referring to is not charging interest on your purchases for a specified number of days, it has nothing to do with your monthly payments.

Something else that you need to be aware of when it comes to late payments and credit cards is that some credit card companies have the right to raise your interest rate if you make even one late payment. What this means for you is that even if you are only late by one day, your interest rate can double, how much they can raise it will depend on what is written in the fine print. This is why it is very important to read the fine print that is associated with any credit card you own, it will clearly explain everything, including late charges and finance fees.

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