Summary: Using specific Web sites, apply for a credit card that has low introductory offer rates, low long-term rates and no annual fees. Apply for the perfect credit card with tips from the vice president of a bank in this free video on credit counseling.
Stephen Fawehinmi is the vice president of business banking at the Bank of Nashville in Nashville, Tenn. He has been a lender for more than 10 years. Fawehinmi graduated from Cal State...read more
"How to apply for a credit card? The age old question. My advice will be initially, to look for the best rates that you can find for a credit card. And you can go on a website called BankRates.com. To kind of, shop around. And look for the type of credit cards that you know, that have low introductory offer rates. As well as low rates in a long term. Because obviously, you want to pay as little interest rate as possible. Then be able to pay that whatever, principle amount. It maybe outstanding on that credit card. The way you do obviously, you know, the shopping around. Also would include you, you know, completing a credit application. Which would look something fairly similar to what I have right here. You know, complete the application as best as you can. With all the references. Make sure you're reading all the fine prints in there. Make sure you're looking at you know, the part of the fine prints. To find out if there are any annual membership, annual fees. And if you're late you know, how many days. Grace days you know, grace period. Days of grace period sorry, that you have. But you know, after the due date and all these different things. So those would be, what I would advice you to do. In terms of when you're looking to apply for a credit card."
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