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Minimum payments on credit cards

Does anyone know if one can claim for the excessive fees imposed by Credit Card Companies due to failure to make minium charges. It seems a double wammy as they are collecting interest and the late fee

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  • aj3001
    aj3001 Posts: 730 Forumite
    Maybe you should be paying it off?

    Setup a DD to pay off every month then don't moan
  • CLAPTON
    CLAPTON Posts: 41,865 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    yes you can reclaim the penalty charges for late payment of the monthly payment.

    however, you should consider setting up a DD to pay the full amount off each month

    doubtless you know that if you only pay the minimum payment each month on a normal credit card you will take over 10 years to clear the debt and pay a huge amount of interest.

    But if you can't afford to clear the full amount each month the set up a DD for the minimum, make an additional payment each month to clear the debt more quickly and stop using the card until its cleared.
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