Adverse Credit Cards make a surprising comeback

May 20th, 2009 by writer | No Comments | Filed in Press Releases

Just one short year ago credit was loose and freewheeling. Almost anyone could qualify for a low interest credit card or long float card. Companies like Barclays and Natwest gave out cards like sweets at the fair. But it appears the circus has left town and took along with it all of beloved easy credit. Not only are credit card companies in the UK no longer quickly approving any warm body that desires a card they have also cut back the credit limits on 90% of their customers. Helpful consumer credit advice website, Credit choices reports that banks are actually cutting back limits as quickly as principal is paid. This means that a card holder who pays down a card with a 2000 pound balance to 1000 pounds will immediately see the spending limit on that card reduced to the amount of the1000 pounds balance due. Lovely isn’t it? For many people who depend upon their credit cards as a source of emergency funding this is a catastrophe. So much so that unscrupulous lenders are taking advantage by offering super high interest paycheque loans as an alternative. A simple and wise solution is to apply for adverse credit card. Almost everyone is approved for these cards. The interest charged is quite high but does not kick in until almost 5 weeks from the time of expenditure. This leaves adverse credit cards on equal footing of lower interest cards such as the Natwest Credit Card offering almost 2 months time before balances become due. In either case these are excellent vehicles for a bridge loan to handles minor financial emergencies.

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