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I'm surprised these 0℅ APR guaranteed for 15+ months credit cards are still on the market. Still, dozens; every single bank or cc company.

How can it be cashflow positive for them? They have to end up with +5% each year to justify it. Arguably at least +6-7% accounting for the administration cost.

Given the average APR on the actual balance then is around 23%, they have to estimate that +40% of customers fail to repay the balances on these in the intro 15month period and will be able to keep paying the 23% for at least they year.

Sounds like a big gamble to me, and something doesn't add up.

What am I missing?

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ShiShi21m 2y ago

People load em up, and then can't pay.

End up with 20+% interest compounding MONTHLY.

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Mark Camper 2y ago

Oh, monthly compounding! I missed that!

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