CreditCards.com Weekly Credit Card Rate Report: Average card APR remains at 15.18 percent
Oct 19, 2016, 12:57 ET
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The average APR on new credit card offers remained at 15.18 percent Wednesday for a second week, according to the CreditCards.com Weekly Credit Card Rate Report.
The average is comprised of 100 of the most popular credit cards in the country, including cards from dozens of leading U.S. issuers and representing every card category. Introductory (teaser) rates are not included in the calculation.
Rates for card categories tracked by CreditCards.com are listed below:
Credit Card Rate Averages
| Avg. APR |
Last week |
6 months ago |
|
| National Average |
15.18% |
15.18% |
15.16% |
| 12.00% |
12.00% |
11.96% |
|
| 14.41% |
14.41% |
14.35% |
|
| 13.12% |
13.12% |
13.12% |
|
| 13.42% |
13.42% |
13.42% |
|
| 15.33% |
15.33% |
15.21% |
|
| 15.13% |
15.13% |
15.17% |
|
| 15.24% |
15.24% |
15.26% |
|
| 17.86% |
17.86% |
18.04% |
|
| 22.86% |
22.86% |
22.56% |
|
| Source: CreditCards.com |
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| Updated: 10-19-2016 |
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None of the cards tracked by CreditCards.com advertised new interest rates. Issuers also left promotional terms unchanged.
Average rates are currently at their lowest point in more than two months. For six weeks, the national average APR hovered at 15.22 percent -- a near-record high.
Despite dipping to 15.18 percent, average APRs on new card offers are still elevated by historical standards. Since January 1, for example, the average APR remained solidly above 15.10 percent. That's the longest stretch of time average rates have remained well above 15 percent since CreditCards.com began tracking rates in mid-2007. As a result, the national average APR for the year has climbed to 15.18 percent -- an all-time record.
The CreditCards.com credit card rate survey (permalink: http://www.creditcards.com/rate-report) is conducted weekly, using offer data from leading U.S. card issuers' websites. Introductory offer periods and regular interest rates will vary with applicants' credit quality and issuer risk-based pricing policies.
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