For example, tell the creditor or collection agency that you would like to be able to meet the original
terms of your credit card agreement however that your current situation was unexpected.
Earlier this month, Lexington Law Firm published «Credit Cards: What We Found In The Fine Print,» a series of infographics featuring statistics about information found in the fine print
of credit card agreement contracts.
Regulation Z of the Truth in Lending Act requires credit card issuers to disclose key terms and conditions
of credit card agreements in solicitations, at account opening and on monthly statements.
«If the points were not already transferred from Chase to United, Chase may be able to freeze them under the default
provisions of the credit card agreement, as it did with use of the credit card,» says bankruptcy attorney Ted Connolly.
In the U.S. I am not
aware of any credit card agreements that would hold a consumer responsible for the counterparty's costs in addressing a disputed charge (a.k.a. charge - back).
Via reader Raif Palmer, I learned that Citibank has rolled out a new
form of credit card agreement, one that features, according to the cover note to Raif, «A new, clean design with simple language.»
The most amount of interest that can be charged to a consumer governed by a state government or federal law or imposed in the
terms of a credit card agreement or contract in the terms and conditions.
It may have that right, as explained in the fine print (and it's all fine print)
of your credit card agreement.
Buried deep in the terms & conditions
of credit card agreements is a stipulation that the bank «will not process any balance transfer requests that are from any other account or loan that we (the bank) or any of our affiliates issued.»
If your mother had a supplementary credit card with your father, which is common among spouses, you will need to review the terms and conditions
of the credit card agreement.
The 0 % APR offer can be terminated if you violate any of the terms and conditions
of your credit card agreement.
If you haven't paid off the original balance in five years the bank may change the terms
of the credit card agreement, however they are still bound to notify you of the change in terms.
Fees and interest rates, unlike other terms and conditions
of credit card agreements, are heavily regulated and can not be changed by the banks to retroactively apply to existing balances (as long as you stay current on payments).
However, if Chase changes the terms
of your credit card agreement and you choose to opt out of those changes, any rewards points or miles you have earned will be forfeited unless you redeem them before your account is closed.
Many people don't realize that certainprotections are part
of their credit card agreement.