Central Bank of Republic of Turkey : Press Release on Maximum Interest Rates for Credit Cards (2020-64)

Press Release on Maximum Interest Rates for Credit Cards

31 October 2020, No: 2020-64

Maximum interest rates for credit cards will be determined through a rule-based method, which is predictable and reflects current market conditons.

Maximum interest rates for credit cards will be based on the reference rate calculated according to the Communiqué on Procedures and Principles Regarding the Fees That Banks Can Charge Their Commercial Clients (No: 2020/4) in view of the banks' weighted average deposit rates as an indicator of the funding cost. The monthly maximum contractual interest rate in Turkish lira will be determined by adding 55 basis points to this reference rate.

In this respect, the calculation method for the interest rates on credit card transactions is as follows:

	Monthly Maximum Interest Rates on			Turkish Lira (TL)			Foreign Exchange (FX)
	Credit Cards (%)
	Maximum Contractual Interest Rate		Reference rate + 0.55		TL maximum contractual * 80%
	Maximum Overdue Interest Rate		TL maximum contractual + 0.30		FX maximum contractual + 0.30

Accordingly, to be effective from 1 November 2020, the monthly maximum contractual interest rate on credit card transactions in Turkish lira will be 1.46%, while the monthly maximum overdue interest rate will be 1.76%, whereas the monthly maximum contractual interest rate on credit card transactions in foreign exchange will be 1.17% and the monthly maximum overdue interest rate will be 1.47%.

Rates calculated according to this method will be announced on the CBRT website on the fifth-to- the last business day of each month and will take effect on the first day of the following month.

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Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası

(Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey)

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Hacı Bayram Mah. İstiklal Cad. No. 10 06050

Ulus Altındağ / Ankara [phone] www.tcmb.gov.tr