Personal Finance & Money Asked on February 1, 2021
Most credit card companies in the US do not charge any interest on any purchases if you pay at least the statement balance every month. E.g. you effectively get between 25 and 30+25 days of interest free grace period, depending on where in the billing cycle the purchase was made.
For example, this is what “Quicksilver From Capital One” currently says under #disclosures:
Your due date is at least 25 days after the close of each billing cycle. We will not charge you interest on new purchases, provided you have paid your previous balance in full by the due date each month. We will begin charging interest on cash advances on the transaction date.
However, what happens if you buy something in one statement, but then return it the next one, and the refund posts before the payment due date for the prior statement?
Do you still have to pay full statement balance of the previous statement to avoid being charged interest, even if some purchases have been refunded prior to the payment being due?
What about other account credits or adjustments?
Generally speaking, if a purchased item has been returned for credit or some other adjustment (e.g. you choose to apply a "Rewards" amount to your account instead of getting a "$8 will get you $10" coupon for Starbucks) results in a credit to your account that gets posted on or before the due date of your most recent monthly statement, then you can pay the statement balance less the credit by the due date and still have it count as "monthly statement balance paid in full by due date."
Answered by Dilip Sarwate on February 1, 2021
Capital One will charge you interest if you pay less than the statement balance, even if the current balance is less.
Answered by Amy on February 1, 2021
Get help from others!
Recent Questions
Recent Answers
© 2024 TransWikia.com. All rights reserved. Sites we Love: PCI Database, UKBizDB, Menu Kuliner, Sharing RPP