Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal
9-9-2003
Credit card sites that include rate comparison

Many Americans carry balances on their credit cards that can create hefty interest charges when the annual percentage rates on the cards are too high. As a result, cards with low interest rates, low fees and great terms have become important financial tools.

The following information includes many objective websites designed to locate those top-rated cards:

  • www.cardratings.com
    An easy to navigate site that allows a consumer to search for credit cards by different categories; for example: Cash back, Low rate, Small business cards, etc.
  • www.bankrate.com
    Bankrate.com is a partner with Smartmoney.com and it’s goal is to find the best card for each individual. Search categories includes Standard, Gold and Platinum. Bankrate also has consumer information and rates for insurance, money market accounts, mortgages and loans.
  • www.billsaver.com
    Billsaver.com claims to have researched over 200 cards and compares cards by rewards, rebates, rates, etc.

   There are several other sites that rate credit cards categorically. The following sites are user friendly, seemingly unbiased, and contain useful information: