AUSTIN, Texas, March 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The average credit card interest rate remained locked in place this 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 |
15.16% |
15.16% |
15.00% |
11.96% |
11.96% |
11.62% |
|
14.36% |
14.35% |
14.12% |
|
13.12% |
13.12% |
12.85% |
|
13.42% |
13.42% |
13.14% |
|
15.21% |
15.21% |
15.27% |
|
15.17% |
15.17% |
15.10% |
|
15.26% |
15.26% |
15.14% |
|
18.04% |
18.04% |
18.00% |
|
22.56% |
22.56% |
22.73% |
|
Source: CreditCards.com |
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Updated: 3-16-2016 |
For the sixth consecutive week, the national average annual percentage rate (APR) remained at 15.16 percent. Most card issuers left interest rates alone this week.
Regions Bank reinstated its quarter point increase on the Regions Visa Platinum card after briefly canceling the card's rate increase in early March. Cardholders are now offered a range of APRs starting at 13.24 percent and topping out at 20.24 percent.
Among the 100 cards included in the CreditCards.com database, 94 cards have increased rates by 0.25 percent since the Federal Reserve increased the federal benchmark interest rate by the same amount.
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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