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Consumer Action 2007 Credit Card Survey

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Consumer Action 2007 Credit Card Survey
Amalgamated Bank of Chicago • 800-365-6464
Gold Card
Blue
Fixed rate card
Alaska Airlines
Platinum Fixed Rate (Phone Offer)
No Hassle Miles Platinum Rewards
AARP Rewards Platinum (code: 646Z)
American Airlines AAdvantage World Gold and Platinum 877-766-2484
Garfield Card
Gas Card
EverCard Platinum
Classic
Platinum Preferred
GE Money Low APR Card
Amalgamated Bank of Chicago • 800-365-6464
Gold Card
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 12.75% V
- Additional Information : Grace period: 25 days. Cash advance fee: 2.50%/$2.50 min./$30.00 max. Late fee: $25. Over limit fee: $20. APR is Prime + 4.50%.
- Annual Fee : $45
- APR : 10.75% V
- Additional Information : Prime + 2.50%. Other terms same as above.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 14.25% V
- Additional Information : Prime + 6.00%. Other terms same as above.
- Annual Fee : $37
- APR : 11.00% V
- Additional Information : Prime + 2.75%. Other terms same as above.
Blue
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 12.24%, 14.24%, 17.24%, or 19.24% V
- Additional Information : Grace period: 20 days. Cash advance fee: 3%/$5 min./No max. Late fee: Late fee is tied to balance amount: Under $100, $15; $100-$1,000, $29; $1,000 plus, $35. Over limit fee: $35. Prime + 3.99%, 5.99%, 8.99% or 10.99%.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 13.24%-18.24% V
- Additional Information : Prime + 4.99%, 6.99% or 9.99%. Other terms same as above.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 12.24%, 16.24% or 18.24% V
- Additional Information : Grace period: 28-31 days. No cash advance fee. No late fee. No over limit fee. APR is Prime + 5.99%, 7.99% and 9.99%.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 18.24% V
- Additional Information : Grace period: 20 days. Cash advance fee: 3%/$5 min./No max. Late fee is tied to balance amount: Under $100, $15; $100-$1,000, $29; $1,000 plus, $35. Over limit fee: $35. APR is Prime + 9.99%.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 12.99% F
- Additional Information : Fixed rate card. Other terms same as above.
- Annual Fee : $40
- APR : 18.24% V
- Additional Information : Term same as above.
- Annual Fee : $35 (Waived first year)
- APR : 14.24%, 15.24% or 16.24% V
- Additional Information : Grace period: 30 days. No cash advances possible on this card. Late fee: $29. No spending limit. APR is Prime + 5.66%, 6.99% or 7.99%. *This is a charge card with a revolving balance feature.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 14.25% V
- Additional Information : Grace period: 25 days. Cash advance fee: 3%/$5 min./No max. Late fee is tied to balance amount: Under $100, $15; $100-$1,000, $29; $1,000 plus, $35. Over limit fee: $35. APR is Prime + 6.00%.
Fixed rate card
- Annual Fee : $50 (Waived with ANB checking account.)
- APR : 7.92%, 12.00%, or 15.00% F *
- Additional Information : Grace period: 25 days. Cash advance fee: 2%/$5 min./$25 max. Late fee: $25. Over limit fee: $25. *APR depends on banking relationship and payment method.
Alaska Airlines
- Annual Fee : $75 (Signature and Platinum Plus); $45 (Preferred)
- APR : 15.24% V (Signature and Platinum Plus); 18.24% V (Preferred)
- Additional Information : Grace perod: 20 days. Cash advance fee: 3%/$10 min./No max. Late fee is tied to balance amount: Under $100, $15; $100-$250, $29; $250 plus, $39. Over limit fee is based on the amount over limit on the day the fee is assessed: $15 ($500 or less); $29 ($500-$1000); $39 ($1000 plus). APR is Prime + 6.99% or 9.99%.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 16.24% V
- Additional Information : Prime + 7.99%. Other terms same as above.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 14.24% V
- Additional Information : APR is Prime + 5.99%. Other terms same as above.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 7.90% F (Platinum Plus); 13.99% F (Preferred)
- Additional Information : Fixed rate card. All terms same as above.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 12.99% F (Phone); 14.99% F (Internet)
- Additional Information : All terms same as above.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 7.90%-13.99% F
- Additional Information : All terms same as above.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 12.15% V
- Additional Information : APR is Prime + 3.90%. Other terms same as above.
- Annual Fee : $19
- APR : 13.24% V
- Additional Information : APR is Prime + 4.99%. Other terms same as above.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 14.24% V
- Additional Information : APR is Prime + 5.99%. Other terms same as above.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 7.90% (Platinum Plus); 13.90% (Preferred)
- Additional Information : Cash advance fee: $75 max. Fixed rate card. Other terms same as above.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 7.90% F
- Additional Information : All terms same as above.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 7.90% F
- Additional Information : Terms same as above.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 7.90% F (Platinum Plus); 13.99% F (Preferred)
- Additional Information : Terms same as above.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 9.99% or 15.99% F
- Additional Information : Terms same as above.
- Annual Fee : $90
- APR : 18.24% V
- Additional Information : APR is Prime + 9.99%. Other terms same as above.
Platinum Fixed Rate (Phone Offer)
- Annual Fee : $19 with bank account; $29 without (Waived first year)
- APR : 13.90% F
- Additional Information : Grace period: 25 days. Cash advance fee: 3%/$5 min./No max. Late fee: $35. Over limit fee: $35.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 12.15% or 13.15% V
- Additional Information : APR is Prime + 3.90%-4.90%. Other terms same as above.
- Annual Fee : $19 (18.15% APR); $29 (24.15% APR)
- APR : 15.15%-24.15% V
- Additional Information : APR is Prime + 6.90%-15.90%. Other terms same as above.
No Hassle Miles Platinum Rewards
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 13.90% V
- Additional Information : Grace period: 25 days. Cash advance fee: 3%/$5 min./No max. No late fee. No over limit fee. APR is LIBOR + 8.53%.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 9.90% or 12.90% F
- Additional Information : Late fee is tied to balance amount: Under $100, $29; $1,000 plus, $35. Over limit fee: $29. Other terms same as above.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 7.90% V
- Additional Information : APR is LIBOR + 2.53%. Other terms same as above.
AARP Rewards Platinum (code: 646Z)
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 14.24%, 18.24% or 23.24% V
- Additional Information : Grace period: At least 20 days. Cash advance fee: 3%/$10 min./No max. Late fee is tied to balance amount: Under $150, $15; $150-$1,200, $29; $250 plus, $35. Over limit fee: $29.00-$39.00. APR is Prime + 5.99%, 9.99% or 14.99%.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 15.24% (Elite); 19.24% (Premium); 23.24% (Standard)
- Additional Information : Late fee is tied to balance amount: Under $100, $15; $100-$250, $29; $250 plus, $39. Over limit fee: $39.00. APR is Prime + 6.99%, 10.99% or 14.99%. Other terms same as above.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 14.24% (Elite); 18.24% (Premium); 23.24 (Standard) V
- Additional Information : All terms same as above.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 15.24% (Elite); 19.24% (Premium); 23.24% (Standard) V
- Additional Information : Late fee is tied to balance amount: Under $250, $15; $250 plus, $39. Other terms same as above.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 12.24% (Elite); 16.24% (Premium); 23.24% (Preferred) V
- Additional Information : APR is Prime + 3.99%, 7.99% or 14.99%. All other terms same as above.
- Annual Fee : $85 (World); $65 (Platinum)
- APR : 18.24% V
- Additional Information : No late fee on World card. APR is Prime + 9.99%. All other terms same as above.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 16.24% V
- Additional Information : Over limit fee is $35.00-$39.00. APR is Prime + 7.99%. All other terms same as above.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 14.24% (Elite); 18.24% (Premium); 23.24% (Standard) V
- Additional Information : Over limit fee is $39.00. APR is Prime + 5.99%, 9.99% or 14.99%. All other terms same as above.
- Annual Fee : $59 (Signature); $39 (Classic)
- APR : 16.90% V
- Additional Information : No over limit fee on Signature. $39 on Classic. APR is Prime + 8.65%. All other terms the same.
- Annual Fee : None, but $29 fee for airlines miles reward program
- APR : 14.24% (Elite); 18.24% (Premium); 23.24% (Standard) V
- Additional Information : Late fee: $39. APR is Prime + 5.99%, 9.99% or 14.99%. All other terms the same.
American Airlines AAdvantage World Gold and Platinum 877-766-2484
- Annual Fee : $50 (Gold); $85 (Platinum) (Waived first year)
- APR : 18.24% V
- Additional Information : Grace period: 20 days. Cash advance fee: 3%/$5 min./No max. Late fee is tied to balance amount: Under $100, $15; $100-$250, $29; $250 plus, $39. Over limit fee: $39.00. APR is Prime + 9.99%.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 20.24% (Standard); 16.24% (Platinum) V
- Additional Information : Over limit fee is $35. APR is Prime + 11.99% or 7.99%. All other terms the same.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 12.24% V
- Additional Information : APR is Prime + 3.99%. All other terms the same.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 11.33% V
- Additional Information : Over limit fee is $39. APR is Prime + 6.01%. All other terms the same.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 11.57% V
- Additional Information : APR is LIBOR + 6.25%. All other terms the same.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 12.24% or 13.24% V
- Additional Information : APR is Prime + 4.99%. All other terms the same.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 11.24% or 14.24% V
- Additional Information : APR is Prime + 5.99%. All other terms the same.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 15.24% V
- Additional Information : APR is Prime + 6.99%. All other terms the same.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 14.24% V
- Additional Information : Late fee: $39. APR is Prime + 5.99%. All other terms the same.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 11.24% or 14.24% V
- Additional Information : Late fee is tied to balance amount: Under $100, $15; $100-$250, $29; $250 plus, $39. All other terms the same.
- Annual Fee : None/$39
- APR : 14.24% V
- Additional Information : All terms the same.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 25.40% V
- Additional Information : Late fee is tied to balance amount: Under $50, $15; $50-$1,000, $29; $1,000 plus, $35. Over limit fee: $39. APR is Prime + 17.15%. All other terms the same.
Garfield Card
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 12.15%-19.15% V
- Additional Information : Grace period: 25 days. Cash advance fee: 3%/$5 min./No max. Late fee is tied to balance amount: Under $100, $10; $100-$1,000, $29; $1,000 plus, $35. Over limit fee: $29. APR is 3.90%-10.90%.
Gas Card
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 10.99%-17.99% V
- Additional Information : Grace period: 25 days. Cash advance fee: 3%/$5 min./No max. Late fee is tied to balance amount: Under $500, $15; $500 plus, $39. Over limit fee: $15 on balances up to $500; $39 on balances over $500. APR is Prime + 2.74%-9.74%.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 10.99%-17.99% V
- Additional Information : All terms are the same.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 10.99%-17.99% V
- Additional Information : Over limit fee: $15 on balances up to $500; $39 on balances of more than $500 or $15 on balances up to $1000, and $35 on balances of more than $1000. All terms are the same.
EverCard Platinum
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 10.15% or 13.15% V
- Additional Information : Grace period: 25 days. Cash advance fee: 2.50%/$2.50 min./No max. Late fee: $29. Over limit fee: $29. APR is Prime + 1.90%-4.99%.
Classic
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 10.25% F
- Additional Information : Grace period: 25 days. No cash advance fee. No late fee. No over limit fee.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 9.25% V
- Additional Information : APR is Prime + 1.00%. All other terms the same.
Platinum Preferred
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 11.74% V
- Additional Information : Grace period: 25 days. Cash advance fee: 3%/$5 min./No max. Late fee: $29. Over limit fee: $29. APR is Prime + 3.49%.
GE Money Low APR Card
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 12.24% V
- Additional Information : Grace period: 20-25 days. Cash advance fee: 3%/$5 min./No max. Late fee is tied to balance amount: Under $100, $15; $100-$1,000, $29; $1,000 plus, $39. Over limit fee: $25.00, balances up to $1000; $35, balances of more than $1,000. APR is Prime + 3.99%.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 9.24%, 11.24%, 14.24% or 18.24% V
- Additional Information : Grace period: 20 days. Late fee is tied to balance amount: Under $100, $15; $100-$1,000, $29; $1,000 plus, $39. Some cards have $39 over limit fee. APR is Prime + 0.99%, 2.99%, 5.99% or 9.99%.
- Annual Fee : None
- APR : 12.37%, 18.37% or 21.37% V
- Additional Information : Grace period: 25 days. Late fee is tied to balance amount: Under $100, $15; $100-$1,000, $29; $1,000 plus, $39. Over limit fee: $25-$35. APR is Prime + 4.12%, 10.12% or 13.12%.
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