- A new study found that the average credit card interest rate for retail stores has risen to 26.72 percent – a record high.
- General purpose credit cards now charge a 22.6 percent interest rate on average.
- A total of 24 credit cards on the market charge 30 percent interest rates, including cards offered by Dick’s Sporting Goods, Burlington, and Wayfair.
- “From a consumer perspective, 29.99 percent is an astronomical rate,” according to Ted Rossman, an industry analyst with Creditcards.com. “If you charged $1,000 and only made minimum payments at 29.99 percent, you would be in debt for 51 months and would end up paying a total of $775 in interest.”
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Interest Rates On Credit Cards Hit Record High
Americans’ pocketbooks get squeezed by higher retail credit card interest rates
