Second Chance Credit Cards

When looking for a second chance credit card the first thing you want to do is Google the words "secured credit card" and you'll get about 16 Million Results. Now you want to do a credit card comparison and analyze the cards by several points to determine the best credit card to apply for.

-- First, what are the minimum and maximum deposits available.

Remember you need to realize that what you are really doing is starting a new bank deposit. You will be giving a bank a certain amount of money, say $200 up to possibly $10,000 and they will give you a credit card using that deposit as collateral so you can't default. If you should default, they will simply take that money out of your savings account. Whatever amount of money you feel comfortable with is the amount you need to deposit. If $200 is all you need that's great, but if you have to pay business expenses on it for instance you might want to put $500 or $1000 into it and that's ok too.

-- Second, what is the credit card interest rate you will be paying on balances each month?

You can be paying somewhere between 11% to 22% on the balance, so if possible try to pay the balance in full each month. Plus it will improve your chances of obtaining that excellent credit score you're looking to get also. No balance is best, but if you have to carry a balance keep it as low as possible maybe $50 up to $100 so you are not being crushed on the interest.

-- Third, what is the Annual Fee charged by the bank?

If you have to pay $100 than it's not worth it, but around $30 each year is reasonable, but zero fee would be best.

-- Fourth, what do they charge for other fees like:

Late Payment Fee - is it a set fee or a percentage of something else?

Over Limit Fee - if you are in a jam and need to exceed the limit of your card, what do they charge for that?

Now you need to ask yourself, which card is best for me? You probably will not be drawn to any one particular card right away, but if you write down each category and compare each card you should be able to decide which one works for you.

In conclusion, remember the original reason you decided to apply for a secured credit card was to increase your credit score, so use the card for that purpose only and everything will be ok.

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