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Is it true that most credit card issuers compound interest charges on my outstanding balance?

-- Most of the top credit card issuers use a daily periodic rate instead of a monthly periodic rate to calculate interest. This means that interest is effectively applied to your average balance each day rather than once per month. It adds about 0.2% to the stated interest rate. Compound interest is great when you are saving but not when you are borrowing.