I opened an account with Barclay card one year ago and I have never been late on a payment. All of a sudden, Barclays charged me a fee of {$500.00} as interest, running my account over the limit. This action represented the greatest threat of default on the card. It was bait and switch predatory lending in its worst form. I contacted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Barclays turned around to waive the {$500.00} fee. However, in addition they used a new underhanded tactic to institute a punitive predatory interest rate of over 25 % on the account. This interest rate is higher than the 5-6 % interest rate that I currently have on my other accounts with other banks. Apart from being exploitative, It is a sure guarantee that this credit card will go into unavoidable default. There is no justification for this predatory lending practice. Thank you. 
