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Thursday, February 9th 2012

Credit Card Glossary

Credit Card Glossary: Terms and Definitions

Confused by credit card terms? CreditCards.com's glossary of credit card definitions will help. From account holder to Regulation Z, we have defined the most-common and most-confusing credit card terms.

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Arbitrage
Arbitrage, also called stoozing, is the practice of taking a free or low interest loan from a credit card company, depositing it in a high-yield savings account, making the minimum payments on the card and pocketing the difference. Consumers who practice arbitrage make money on the interest rate spread between money received and money paid -- just like a bank.

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