# A Card Rate Hike Needs 45 Days’ Notice – and Can’t Touch What You Owe

- Source: Money Crashers
- Published: 2026-10-19T20:30:00+00:00
- Category: Markets
- Original: https://www.moneycrashers.com/credit-card-rate-hike-notice/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/a-card-rate-hike-needs-45-days-notice-and-can-t-touch-what-you-owe-56ca82/

The hike arrives as a change-in-terms notice, with the new rate set out in a table that makes your whole balance look repriced. Federal rules limit what the hike can reach and what the notice must tell you. Under the... Source

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