Credit Cards to Avoid at All Costs

Yes, your choices are better if you have excellent credit, but there are still good deals out there for consumers who are willing to do their homework and read the fine print.

According to WalletPop.com, there are also a handful of cards out there that are simply not great picks for consumers with the worst interest rates, fees, penalties and rewards to suss out the offerings that benefit the issuing bank more than their credit card customers.

The infamous First Premier credit card with its 79.9% interest rate has vanished, but unfortunately, other issuers seem happy to fill the vacuum. Take a look at which cards they say are lurking at the bottom of the credit card barrel.