Overdue credit cards have the following consequences:
Overdue repayment will leave a bad credit record for the cardholder and affect the smooth progress of the cardholder's future loan;
It is a breach of contract not to repay after a credit card is overdrawn. The bank may require the cardholder to repay the principal, overdue interest, late payment fee and over-limit fee, etc. If the bank sues the court and wins, the cardholder will also bear the litigation costs;
If the cardholder maliciously overdraws a certain amount for the purpose of illegal possession and fails to pay it back within the time limit, which constitutes the crime of credit card fraud, he shall also bear criminal responsibility;
Article 206 of the Contract Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the borrower shall repay the loan within the agreed time limit. If the term of the loan is not agreed or clearly agreed, and cannot be determined according to the provisions of Article 61 of this Law, the borrower may return it at any time; The lender may urge the borrower to return it within a reasonable period of time.
Article 207 If the borrower fails to repay the loan within the agreed time limit, it shall pay the overdue interest in accordance with the agreement or the relevant provisions of the state.
Article 208th If the borrower prepays the loan, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the interest shall be calculated according to the actual loan term.
Article 196 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) commits credit card fraud under any of the following circumstances. If the amount is relatively large, it shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and shall also be fined not less than 20,000 yuan but not more than 200,000 yuan; If the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than ten years, and shall also be fined not less than 50,000 yuan but not more than 500,000 yuan; If the amount is especially huge or there are other especially serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined not less than 50,000 yuan but not more than 500,000 yuan or confiscated property:
(1) Using a forged credit card;
(2) Using an invalid credit card;
(3) Fraudulent use of another person's credit card;
(4) malicious overdraft.
The term "malicious overdraft" as mentioned in the preceding paragraph refers to the behavior that the cardholder overdraws beyond the prescribed limit or time limit for the purpose of illegal possession, and refuses to return it after being urged by the issuing bank.
Whoever steals a credit card and uses it shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the provisions of Article 264 of this Law.