The 10 most consumer-friendly credit cards

CardWeb.com, a leading source of data on the credit-card industry, analyzed 10,200 card offers to identify those with the lowest cost in a group that provided the best terms based on CR’s criteria. None of the 10 cards has a universal default clause, two-cycle billing, or balance transfer fees, all of which can jack up finance charges. All cards have a grace period of at least 25 days and have no annual fees. The information is current as of Aug. 1, 2005. An “f” indicates that the card has a fixed rate; “v,” a variable rate. Rates are the lowest offered to customers who meet issuers’ credit-score standards. The “go-to APR” takes effect at the end of the promotional period.

Card Issuing bank Intro APR Go-to APR Cash advance fee Late-payment fee Over-limit fee Currency-exchange fee Phone number
Platinum MasterCard Town North none v 7.99% 2% $15 $15 none 877-866-2265
Visa Platinum First Tennessee f 3.90% v 8.40 3 35 35 3% 800-234-2840
Visa Gold Pulaski f 0.00 f 8.50 none 35 29 none 800-217-7715
Visa Platinum Rewards Simmons First National none f 8.95 3 29 29 2 877-245-1234
Target Visa Target National none f 9.90 3 35 none 1 877-474-8378
Visa Platinum BB&T f 1.90 f 9.90 3 35 29 2 800-476-4228
Platinum MasterCard Franklin Templeton Bank & Trust none v 9.99 3 29 29 2 800-238-2761
Visa Platinum RBC Centura f 2.90 v 9.99 3.50 29 29 1 800-236-8872
Visa Platinum Commerce f 2.99 v 10.49 none none none 2 888-751-9000
Visa Platinum Zions none v 11.50 2 29 29 1 800-789-8800
Source: CardWeb.com.

 

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