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Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 13:13:00 -0700

It is usually that way for cash advance but it should not be that way for
purchases on credit.
I guess we leaned that we always need to read the fine print and not assume!.
Luca

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 Luca Vassalli
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 Maxim Integrated Products
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-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Haenggi <haenggi_at_computer.org> at Internet
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2000 12:13 PM
To: swiss-list_at_swiss-list.com at INTERNET
Subject: RE: swiss-list: Credit history

> I am sure this is not news to most of you but ...
> Credit cards company charge the APR only on overdue charges, you do
> not have to pay the bill before you charge the card. You can wait for the
> bill and pay on time that's all (typically 2 weeks after you get the bill,
> so it can be up to 1 1/2 month after you charge it).

Unfortunately, this is not quite true for Providian. I just had some
communication with them about some "finance charges" on my
account, and they said they have 0 days of grace period
which means that (original answer from Providian)
"therefore finance charges accrue on your account balance from
the time your purchase or a cash advance posts".
It starts the very same day you make a purchase...

-Martin

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Nonlinear Electronics Laboratory
University of California at Berkeley
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