Video: Why you don't understand your credit card agreementCredit card agreement readabilityBy CreditCards.com staff
A CreditCards.com study found that the average U.S. credit card agreement is written on a 12th grade level. That means 4 in 5 Americans can't understand their agreement, since the average adult reads at a ninth grade level. Why are they so hard to read? Senior reporter Connie Prater explains.
Updated: September 10, 2010
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