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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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Roll rate
In the credit card industry, the "roll rate" is the rate at which 30-day delinquencies "roll" to become 60-day and then 90+ day delinquencies. For example, industry figures show that about one in five people who are 30 days become 60 days late, for a roll rate of 20 percent.
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