New credit cards can ‘ease the pinch’

June 4, 2008 by admin  
Filed under News, News-Credit-Cards

The global credit crunch may be prompting both consumers and lender to tighten their belts, but a number of new credit cards have recently been launched which could help ‘ease the pinch’, it has been reported.

According to the online resource Thrifty Scot, a number of credit card companies have brought out new products which could benefit consumers.

The website highlighted the Halifax all in one product, the Saga credit card, the American Express card and Abbey’s Zero credit option.

However, the news provider also pointed out that an industry official remarked Abbey’s card is not necessarily the best option around:

“Around 80 per cent of credit cards offer a lower standard APR on purchases compared to Abbey’s Zero card…its standard balance transfer rate of 18.9 per cent is among the highest go-to rates on the market.”

Meanwhile, recent research by Fairinvestment.co.uk revealed that 21 per cent of people surveyed say zero per cent balance transfer is the most important feature of a credit card.

Tags: belts, Saga credit card, consumers, transfer, crunch, zero card, Financial services

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