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Thursday, May 24th 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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Primary account holder
The person listed as the initial or main user of a credit card account and responsible for paying account balances. Any secondary users listed on the account are considered authorized users and would not be responsible for paying account balances.
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