Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

If a credit card company sends you a ammendment to your credit card agreement, can you reject the new terms?

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AmerasianFamilyFinder asked:


I have two cards and they came with this long sheet of “ammendments to your credit agreement notice of benefit changes and annual privacy notice” Pretty much telling me they are changing how they do business and my min. payments will go up. Can you legally just change them without having the cutomer’s say so? I know on a card I had before, I had to agree to the terms by not saying anything or write a letter saying I rejected the new terms, but on this it doesn’t say anything about being able to reject the new terms, like you have to accpet it.

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4 Responses to “If a credit card company sends you a ammendment to your credit card agreement, can you reject the new terms?”

bmwdriver11 Says:

Yes, you can reject the new terms. Generally you jut have to call the number on the back of your card. But, in doing this, the credit card company is going to cancel your account, so you’ll need to pay off your balance immediately. So its really a case of accept the terms or get rid of the card.

pater47 Says:

The minimum payment amendment came about as part of federal law. I don’t think you have a choice. In the long term, it’s supposed to protect people from having credit card debt that can never be paid off since the interest each month was more than the minimum payment.

Here’s how to reject a credit card’s terms:

1) Pay off the card
2) Destroy the card
3) Don’t use credit cards.

Richard Says:

The first thing I would do is check the contracts carefully. It is my understanding that credit card companies have a card blanche as it were to do as they see fit. An example of that would be acquiring a card that offered a low interest rate, but if you are late by one day they can raise it up to 18% or so immediately and there is nothing you can do about it. You might try calling them in regards to your question but good luck with that. By the time you get through a barrage of hitting this number or that number you will probably end up getting someone who you cant even understand anyway. I know I paint a bleak picture of credit card companies but I have personally had my own share of them. One thing to remember however is if you dont make the payments they prescribe, you may take a hit on your credit report. If you do that it will be a drastic loss for you. Credit card hits are major and you could drop a lot of points. When you do that it will affect all your purchasing power for future purchases or home loans etc.. Credit card companies hold a lot of power in the American economy and is backed by the government, ie. Whenever a person filed bankruptcy they couldnt claim credit card debt. Thank god that didnt pass but our president was for it. Credit cards was one of the main reasons why there are more chapter 13 bankruptcies than chapter 7 bankruptcies. Good luck with the fight over your amendment to your agreement, you will need it.

cardinalboy97 Says:

Read them closely. They likely say that you have to let them know that you don’t agree to the new terms by mailing them a letter stating that. If you do that, they will close your account(s).

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