If you are looking at a credit card, then you might be looking to choose between a variable rate or fixed rate card. Although fixed rate cards are easy to understand, working out whether a variable card is right for you or not can be trickier. If you are interested in learning about variable rate credit cards, then here are some of the drawbacks and benefits of such cards.
What does variable mean?
A variable rate card means that the interest rate on the card will change along with the Bank of England base rate. The credit card issuer will track the base rate of the Bank of England and then add a percentage to that. For example, if the base rate is 4% and the card issuer adds 5%, then your credit card rate will be 9%. If the base rate increases or reduces then your interest rate will change. For example, if the base rate fell to 3.5% then your rate would reduce to 8.5%.
Costs of a variable rate
Variable rate cards are generally cheaper than fixed rate cards, although obviously you have the potential risk of the interest rate increasing over time. Of course, the fees and other terms of variable rate cards vary from issuer to issuer, and you need to...
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