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Rates & Economic Insights

Average credit card APR

The commercial-bank average interest rate on credit card plans, all accounts.

What moves it

Funding costs, credit losses, and the margin banks keep. It does not move one-for-one with mortgage rates.

How it affects you

A higher APR raises the interest a carried balance accrues each month.

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Source: Federal Reserve via FRED. Figures on the rates page are loaded live. This guide does not predict the next move.