Making Cents: Stay in control to get the best out of your credit card

The payment of credit card bills will have been a financial priority in many Irish households in the last couple of weeks, as people got paid and turned their attention to clearing Christmas debt.

So this is a good time to highlight the findings of a recent survey by the Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU) which suggests many Irish credit card users are unaware of the interest rate they pay or how it is applied.