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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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Introductory period
In credit cards, the introductory period is the length of time during which the introductory annual percentage rate is in effect. The APR will go up after the end of the introductory period.

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