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RockinRay
Valued Contributor

Discover APR reduction...

I called Discover this to ask about a rate reduction.

 

My current APR was 19.99%. They lowered it to 16.24%.

 

Just wondering if this is a good rate for Discover? What kind of rates do  other forum members have?

Ray

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Scuba
Frequent Contributor

Re: Discover APR reduction...

Mine is 19.99 and I would be happy with what you got.  I bet you got your card sometime in the last 16 months? 

 

People who got their cards before the crunch I bet have lower rates Discover wish they could get rid of.  Accounts opened more recently seem to be at rates closer to ours, I think.

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RockinRay
Valued Contributor

Re: Discover APR reduction...


@Scuba wrote:

Mine is 19.99 and I would be happy with what you got.  I bet you got your card sometime in the last 16 months? 

 

People who got their cards before the crunch I bet have lower rates Discover wish they could get rid of.  Accounts opened more recently seem to be at rates closer to ours, I think.


Yes, it is just at 18 months now...

Ray

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marty56
Super Contributor

Re: Discover APR reduction...

When I was in a DMP program,  Discover was the only CCC who wouldn't reduce my APR.  Even BofA did that for me.  LOL I wouldn't even get the Sams branded Discover card.

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gettnthere
Established Contributor

Re: Discover APR reduction...

i dont have a DISCOVER card YET, its on my list of cards to get lol but they have sent me 2 pre-approved offers for the discover more card wth a specific 14.99% APR. it kind of threw me off at first b/c i get pre-approval offers alot but DISCOVER is the only one who has ever sent me a pre-approval specific APR.



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trumpet-205
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Re: Discover APR reduction...

I just got my Discover card and it is 14.99% for APR.

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cschick_old
Established Member

Re: Discover APR reduction...

I have a 16.99% variable APR on my Discover More which is 4.5 years old but I PIF. I believe I started out with some kind of promotional rate that was less than that until the credit crunch.

 

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RockinRay
Valued Contributor

Re: Discover APR reduction...

She offered me 3.9% for a year but I declined that telling her I never carry a balance.

 

The lower rate is fine and learning of the 14.99% here gives me a goal to achieve!

Ray

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CS800
Super Contributor

Re: Discover APR reduction...

Mine is at 19.99 too, i assume there was no HP or SP to get the APR lowered?




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LTomBerry
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Re: Discover APR reduction...

Every 6 months you can call in and they offer a choice between a low 0%-3% promo rate for 6 mo or a permanent APR reduction.


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