If you are credit worthy and lenders can give you 10% they will, because there is another lender out there that will give you 10% if you are good for it. If you are getting a 29% interest rate it’s because you are a default risk, it’s unsecured, a short term loan, or any combination of the 3.
Rates just don’t come out of thin air. It’s based off of risk. If you cap rates at 10% then the only people who will get credit at 10% are going to be wealthy people.
I’m talking about all types of credit, including a line of credit like a credit card. It’s unsecured so the rate is way higher. If you capped the rate on credit cards then people who are higher credit risk won’t be given credit.
People who are credit worthy get spammed with all sorts of credit card offers for low APR cards. With an high 700-800 credit score you could score a line of credit at 10% APR but you’d have to go to a bank or credit union to get it.
Sure, if it’s annual 1000% that’s bullshit and predatory. But let’s not go overboard and cap it at at 5% because interest rates fluctuate and some people won’t get credit unless the rate is a bit higher
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That kind of commie talk makes St. Reagan cry.
Interest caps mean that poor people just won’t get any credit at all.
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It’s never truly guaranteed, even if there’s collateral.
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It’s not guaranteed because a lot of people default of their loans.
And collateral can lose value after the loan is issued.
If you are credit worthy and lenders can give you 10% they will, because there is another lender out there that will give you 10% if you are good for it. If you are getting a 29% interest rate it’s because you are a default risk, it’s unsecured, a short term loan, or any combination of the 3.
Rates just don’t come out of thin air. It’s based off of risk. If you cap rates at 10% then the only people who will get credit at 10% are going to be wealthy people.
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I’m talking about all types of credit, including a line of credit like a credit card. It’s unsecured so the rate is way higher. If you capped the rate on credit cards then people who are higher credit risk won’t be given credit.
People who are credit worthy get spammed with all sorts of credit card offers for low APR cards. With an high 700-800 credit score you could score a line of credit at 10% APR but you’d have to go to a bank or credit union to get it.
Sure, if it’s annual 1000% that’s bullshit and predatory. But let’s not go overboard and cap it at at 5% because interest rates fluctuate and some people won’t get credit unless the rate is a bit higher
Those are weird numbers to pull out of the air based on what you replied to.
5% is the interest rate right now, so it’s not out of the air