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Credit card rates hold steady
Here's what APRs you can expect from the largest credit card issuers in the nation.
April 28, 2004: 10:56 AM EDT

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Interest rates for credit cards were stagnant for the week ended April 27, with the average annual percent rate, or APR, for platinum cards holding at 11.06 percent, unchanged from last week.

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Interest rates on platinum credit cards ranged from a low of 4.00 percent to a high of 23.99 percent, according to Informa Research Services.

Introductory purchase rates stayed at 2.75 percent, also unchanged from last week. These starter rates ranged from zero percent to 9.90 percent.

Weekly rates information
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And interest rates for incentive-based credit cards, or reward cards, held steady at 12.07 percent, unchanged from the previous week, with rates spanning from 6.45 percent to 16.90 percent.

Below are rates for credit card balance transfers from the top five largest issuers. You can compare rates from more institutions with the rate-search tools above.

Credit Cards:
Top 5 National Issuers*

As of April 27, 2004
Issuer Balance Transfer Rate
Bank One 0.00% 12 Mo
Chase 0.00% 12 Mo
Citibank 0.00% 12 Mo
Discover 0.00% 10 Mo
MBNA 1.70% 6 Mo
*Top 5 Card Issuers ranked by credit card loans.
National Credit Card APRs*
As of April 27, 2004
  Avg High Low
Platinum card 11.06% 23.99% 4.00%
Reward card 12.07% 16.90% 6.45%
Intro. purch. rate 2.75% 9.90% 0.00%
*All banks, thrifts, and credit unions within the Informa Research Services database
Source: Informa Research Services, Inc., 800-848-0218. © 2004. All rights reserved. May not be reproduced or retransmitted in any form without express written consent of Informa Research Services, Inc.

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