Legal analysis: If the credit card has been overdue for a long time, requiring the debtor to only repay the principal may be a way for the bank to collect the bad debts. The bank requires only the principal to be repaid because the bank believes that the debtor still has the sincerity to repay, otherwise the bank will not negotiate at all. There are two methods for bank collection, one is litigation collection and the other is agreement collection. The so-called settlement by agreement means that the bank reaches a repayment agreement with the borrower of the non-performing loan, agreeing on the repayment amount and repayment period. In return, the bank will apply to its superiors for exemption or reduction of overdue loan penalty interest.

Legal basis: "People's Republic of China and Civil Code"

Article 673: If the borrower fails to use the loan in accordance with the agreed purpose of the loan, the lender may stop Issue loans, withdraw loans early or terminate the contract.

Article 674 The borrower shall pay interest according to the agreed period. There is no agreement or the agreement is not clear about the period for payment of interest, and it cannot be determined according to the provisions of Article 510 of this Law. If the loan period is less than one year, it shall be paid when the loan is returned; if the loan period is more than one year, It shall be paid at the end of each year. If the remaining period is less than one year, it shall be paid when the loan is returned.

Article 676 If the borrower fails to repay the loan within the agreed time limit, he shall pay overdue interest in accordance with the agreement or relevant national regulations.

Article 196 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China and the People's Republic of China: Whoever commits credit card fraud in any of the following circumstances and the amount is relatively large shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and A fine of not less than 20,000 yuan but not more than 200,000 yuan shall be imposed; if the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, the person shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than 10 years, and shall also be fined not less than 50,000 yuan but not more than 500,000 yuan; if the amount is particularly huge or there are other serious circumstances If the circumstances are particularly serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined not less than 50,000 yuan but not more than 500,000 yuan, or his property shall be confiscated:

(1) Using a forged credit card, or using a false credit card (2) Using an expired credit card; (3) Pretending to use another person’s credit card;

(4) ) malicious overdraft.

The term "malicious overdraft" as mentioned in the preceding paragraph refers to the cardholder's behavior of overdrafting beyond the prescribed limit or within the prescribed period for the purpose of illegal possession and failing to return the card after being called upon by the card-issuing bank. Anyone who steals a credit card and uses it shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the provisions of Article 264 of this Law.