Credit Card Glossary of Terms
Additional cardholder means a person who you issue another credit card which is linked to the same account. i.e. If that additional person makes a transaction on their credit card it will appear on the same statement.
Business day means a day other than a Saturday or Sunday or a day gazetted as a public holiday throughout Australia.
Closing balance means is usually displayed on your monthly statement of your account. It is the amount you owe your credit card provider on the closing date, i.e. it is the amount of money you have borrowed from them on that particular date in time that you need to pay back to them.
Closing date - means the date that this statement recorded its last transaction for that statement period. Usually statements are sent out each month and so they need to set a date which next months transaction will report from. The closing date is the end date of that period in time.
Daily percentage rate means the rate determined by dividing your annual percentage rate by 365.
Statement period means the length of time that the list of transactions are reported on your credit card statement, i.e. normally this is 30 days but it may differ depending on which credit card provider you are with.
Comparison of Top 9 Credit Card Offers
| Credit
Card |
Card
Details |
Purchase Rate |
Cash Advance Rate |
Balance
Transfer Rate |
Annual
fee |
Interest
free days |
|
St George Vertigo |
11.89% p.a. on purchases. Winner of Money Magazine’s Award for Cheapest Credit Card. |
11.89%
 |
20.49% |
0% for 6 months |
$45 |
55 |
|
Aussie MasterCard |
0% p.a. balance transfer for 6
months. |
11.99% |
15.99% |
0% for 6 months |
$49 |
55 |
|
Citibank Clear Card |
11.99% p.a. on purchases. |
11.99% |
20.74% |
0% p.a. for 6
months |
$65 |
55 |
|
ANZ Low Rate MasterCard |
0% p.a. balance transfer for 6
months. |
12.99% |
18.24% |
0% for 6 months |
$58 |
55 |
|
St.George Starts Low 12.99% Stays Low Credit Card |
0% p.a. balance transfer for 6
months. |
12.99% |
12.99% |
0% for 6 months |
$59 |
55 |
|
Commonwealth
Bank Low Rate Card |
5.99% p.a. balance transfer for
5 months. |
13.24% |
13.24% |
5.99% for 5 months |
$48 |
55 |
|
ANZ Balance Visa Card |
1 Reward Point for every $1 you repay to your balance. |
13.99% |
20.99% |
0% for 6 months |
$57 |
55 |
|
Citibank BP - MasterCard |
5% off your petrol and and everything
else you buy at BP. 1% off everything else you buy anywhere. |
19.89% |
19.89% |
2.90% for 12 months |
$79 |
55 |
|
GE Money eco MasterCard
|
0% p.a. balance transfer for 6 months. Every dollar spent contributes to reforestation, renewable energy, and other environmental initiatives. |
18.49% |
19.99% |
0% p.a. for 6
months |
$49 |
55 |
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