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I started to sign up for this to see what it was all about. It looks exactly like a credit card to me, backed by a bank. Here's the introduction to the standa
by asciimo 13y ago
I started to sign up for this to see what it was all about. It looks exactly like a credit card to me, backed by a bank. Here's the introduction to the standard terms and conditions you get with any credit card application:
> Prior to applying for a Dwolla Credit Account, Comenity Capital Bank requests your consent to provide you important information electronically.
The APR stated in my "prescreened" offer was 24.99%, which is staggering compared to my existing revolving credit accounts. There must be some subtle feature that makes this product novel, but I don't know what it is.
- PeterisP 13y agoThis is why the interchange is not going away from the marketplace - any new CC-like product w/o interchange will be more expensive for 'cardholders' than the current creditcards, simply because credit card issuers can earn their money from the interchange fees that only the merchants care about.