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How Credit Cards Work: Understanding Credit Cards


A credit card is essentially a loan from a bank that can be taken out at any time during your discretion.  When you use credit, you are effectively taking out a loan against the issuer of the credit card.  Therefore, you have an obligation to pay that debt.  A credit card issuer will impose a credit limit on you according to your credit score and credit history.  Those with a bad credit score will usually have a low credit limit as well as those without a credit history.  This is because there is always an inherent risk in loaning someone money.

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