Really hard to say. Depends what are your preferences

This used to be a huge problem for me. Me and my wife didn't have any perception of what uses credit cards and money you don't have will do to you. Very fortunately for us we found a way to turn it all around.

I just keep one Visa with a low rate for when I have to book a trip or for other situations that requires having one.

DF

Do the banks have the right to charge whatever interest rate they want?

Hard to says,it depends on your financial condition.Advice with people who have experience in this field

Yes and No. Credit issuers base their credit decisions off your credit. This could be one or all three FICO credit bureaus or even one of hundreds of different credit modals. Generally, the worse your credit is the higher interest rates you will pay because you are seen as a high risk, as in high risk of defaulting on your loan. Credit card companies do have some regulation but not much and have virtually no transparency when it comes to hidden fees, billing cycles, due dates and charges. I've personally seen interest rates as high as 40%! I agree higher risk borrowers should pay more, but 40%, thats insane!

Many people probably have seen there interest rates go up over the last year. Even people with great credit. This is because CC companies need money and also want to weed out some of the high risk borrowers on their books.

Coming the beginning of next year new credit laws will become effective making it illegal to charge extremely high interest rates on fixed rates. To get around this, many companies, such as Bank of America and Chase, have started switching their fixed rate cards to variable rate cards.

You can read more about the new credit laws here:

Credit Card Help: What the new credit card law means for you

And more about Bank of America and Chase here:

Say goodbye to fixed-rate cards; 2 major banks switching terms in months leading up to reforms

and another:

Fixed-rate credit card seems on its way out - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

There's a lot more info out there, just google new credit card laws and/or fixed/variable credit cards.

Hope that helps.

I agree, but such offers are really rare

if you are looking for a type of credit card to apply for I would recommend a secured credit card so that you can build up your credit score.

I agree, it can be hard to find a "perfect" credit card but it's always best to get as close as possible.