UK consumers are “finding it harder” to get credit cards with low rates of interest due to the credit crunch, one financial expert has claimed.
Credit Action said that credit is not as widely available as it was 12 months ago and in those places where credit can be found, it is often more expensive.
Chris Tapp, director of Credit Action, said: “So credit cards and all kinds of credit have become a less widely available and a more expensive option for borrowing than they were in the recent past.”
However, he added that the popularity of credit cards is still enduring and they are not about to go away as they are now a “very normalised part” of the way that people manage and borrow their money.
Recent research from MoneyExpert.com released at the beginning of the month shows that 3.2 million of us own five or more credit cards and 28 per cent of us applied for more plastic last year.
The news comes despite mounting concern about debt problems as the credit crunch hits home.
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