@NRB525 wrote:
@JoshuaHolySpirit wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@JoshuaHolySpirit wrote:Why would one pay a $95/$175/$450/$2500 for a charge when you can get credit cards at $0 and carry a balance anytime you want?
Even the SPG is $0 then $65....go figure......
Distinguishment, Spend bonus.
You can always BT your Charge card balance to another card.
Point taken, Nixon.
The charge card is also no pre-set spending limit. The cardholder uses the card to show a pattern of spend behavior and payment within ~25 days of statement printing for all those charges, to build a history with that card. Thus the available spend is more dynamic, can be modified and allowed to balloon if the user shows or discusses the charge intentions.
And if not paid, then the next charges are quickly disallowed.
The largest component of charge card use is related to business expense spend, where a company or large corporation sets up employees to charge on the same semi-related charge company (AMEX) arrangement. The corporation is backing the charges, does not need to micro-manage each employee other than keeping controls on authorization to travel, or auditing the charges on a purchasing card issued to the employee. The card company (AMEX) processes the charges, and sends those charges electronically to the corporate expense reporting application for the company books. The company then has a payment system that issues a check to AMEX to pay all those charges. Cards are often dormant for months or years, then are already in the employee's hands when it is time to travel again.
While companies may also internally audit the charge cards I have seen situations where Amex will flag odd behavior with corporate cards, shut down specific charge cards and notify the company so that they can take additional action if applicable.
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