Credit card interest is made up of the 3-month Euribor and a margin. For Nordea cards, the margin ranges between 9.5% and 10.5%.
The annual interest rate of a credit card refers to the yearly interest costs only. However, it’s good to remember that in addition to interest, you also have to pay card fees.
Consider the monthly fee and account management fee when comparing cards
Credit card fees include the monthly card fee and the account management fee, and these vary by card. Take, for example, the Nordea Credit card: it has no monthly fee, but the account management fee is 4.50 euros. The regular monthly fee for Nordea Platinum is between 5.99 and 16.99 euros depending on your customer relationship with us, but the account management fee is 0 euros.
The account management fee is charged monthly when you have outstanding balance that you have not paid in full by the due date. In other words, we don’t charge the account management fee if you pay off your outstanding balance before the 30-day interest-free period ends.
If you use your credit account to withdraw cash or transfer money to your bank account, we will charge interest starting from the withdrawal date. But just like with credit card purchases, the account management fee is not charged until the following month.
Annual percentage rate helps you understand the total costs
If you use your card’s credit facility often and don’t always repay your outstanding balance within 30 days, you should consider getting a card with a low margin and a low account management fee.
If you rarely use your credit card and usually repay your credit card debt quickly, a card with a low monthly fee may be the most cost-effective choice.
Take a look at our example calculations of the annual percentage rate for different credit cards. Besides interest expenses, the calculations include the fees charged for the credit facility, which makes them useful if you want to compare the costs of different loans and credit facilities.
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