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Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. A Schumer Box summarizes a credit card's rates and fees in a clear format. Named after ...

A Schumer box is a legally required cheat sheet for credit cards that breaks down two main aspects of any card: interest rates and fees. Here's how to read it and where to find it. Many or all of the ...