How To Calculate Credit Card Interest?

Find your card’s APR

Divide the APR by 365 to get the daily periodic rate

Divide the APR by 12 to estimate the monthly periodic rate

Determine your average daily balance

Multiply the average daily balance by the daily periodic rate

Multiply the result by the number of days in the billing cycle

Add any fees or new purchases if your issuer includes them in the balance

Subtract any grace period benefit if you paid the full statement balance

Repeat for each balance type if your card has different APRs

Check your statement for the exact method your issuer uses

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