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Getting a new credit card has become a lot easier today as opposed to when credit cards first came out. With credit card companies left and right increasing their online presence and putting more emphasis on the online marketing efforts, submitting an application has even become very easy and convenient, with applicants able to just fill out forms online and not have to send anything in through mail. Processing and approval periods are also significantly shorter, with some applications even being approved almost instantaneously. This has definitely increased the number of cardholders, as well as the number of cards each cardholder owns, undoubtedly making credit card companies worldwide pretty happy with their thriving businesses. However, this has come at no little cost to the ordinary cardholders that still have not learned how to manage their finances wisely. This is evidenced by the way credit card debt has become an epidemic, spreading and affecting more and more cardholders these days. The problem of credit card debt, however, is a problem not just to the cardholder. It is a serious problem that also plagues credit card companies, who would rather deal with cardholders that know how to apply credit card common sense in their daily dealings enough to remain financially healthy. Obviously, credit card companies do not wish their cardholders to get into so much debt that they end up defaulting on payments and abandoning their responsibilities, because it will mean a loss in profit for the card company. Because credit card companies do not like credit card debt, they have come up with various solutions to help their cardholders manage their credit cards more wisely, or at least find ways to lessen the impact of previous bad decisions. Some of these solutions include making it easy to set up direct debit payments with banks, easily accessible credit card details via online accounts and mobile services, and offering reduced payment plans. Of course, they have also come up with ways to profit out of the cardholders mistake and poach them from other companies. Credit cards do this by offering 0 balance transfer credit cards that offer not only 0 balance transfers, but also low interest rates for other transactions. Through 0 credit cards, cardholders are able to save money on interest as well as possibly lengthen their repayment period, which has the effect of making each monthly payment more manageable. This helps those in a financial bind a great deal, while keeping credit card companies happy, since they still manage to keep their profits intact. Article By : Peter Carville. Peter Carville is a freelance article writer who writes for Financial Facts about the current financial news and the credit crunch.
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