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Old 07-28-2009, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Thrif-t View Post
Now, one day you need something. Who cares what it is, you decide you need it. A credit card company offers you a deal at 0% for 1 year. They give you $5000 credit to buy the $4000 item. Sounds good, you sign up. A year goes buy and you’ve been paying the minimum amount

Who's fault is that? Not the credit card companies.
Exactly. The CC company did absolutely nothing wrong in that scenario. The fault lies 100% with the borrower who somehow thought it was a good idea to open a line of credit and charge up 80% of the line when the recommended limit for utilization is 30%. Then, the borrower greatly compounded the mistake by not repaying the balance before the promotional rate ended. Again, 100% the fault of the borrower, not the CC company.
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