As a credit cardholder, it's likely that you've come across the term "annual percentage rate." Even if you have a rough idea of how APR works and what it is, you may still have questions about how it ...

Here at TPG, we always recommend paying off your credit card balances in full every month. Even the best rewards credit cards don't earn valuable enough rewards to offset the interest you'll be ...

A credit card’s interest rate is called its APR, or annual percentage rate. Different rates may be applied to various types of transactions — which could include purchases, balance transfers and cash ...

A 0 percent APR credit card can be a great financial tool, but there are debt traps to be aware of when using one. Always make the minimum payments on your credit card to avoid consequences like late ...

What 0% APR means is that you can make purchases and pay no interest for a period of nine, 12, or even 15 months after opening a business credit card. This means you don’t need to pay the balance in ...

A friend of mine almost didn't do a balance transfer because of the $300 fee. He was nervous about paying that much up front -- totally fair. But once he ran the numbers and saw he'd save over $1,400 ...

Last month while I was working on a story about the credit-card industry, I realized I didn’t know the APR on my own credit card. As a personal-finance reporter, this felt like a cardinal sin, so I ...

If you're transferring a $10,000 credit card balance to a 0% intro APR card, you're likely looking at a $300 to $500 balance transfer fee. That's based on the typical 3% to 5% fee most cards charge ...