Credit card providers set traps for zero-interest customers

By John Collett
Updated January 10 2016 - 10:08am, first published November 29 2015 - 12:15am
December is a time when consumers are tempted to pile purchases on credit. Photo: kzenon
December is a time when consumers are tempted to pile purchases on credit. Photo: kzenon

Credit card providers are aggressively pushing balance-transfer deals by offering dramatically longer zero-interest periods, but creaming profits through higher fees.

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