How does my credit card company benefit if I get rewards but never carry enough of a balance to owe interest payments?

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How does my credit card company benefit if I get rewards but never carry enough of a balance to owe interest payments?

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A credit card company charges a retailer a fee + percentage of purchase. So you buy $100 shoes and the shoe store pays your credit card company 50 cents + 3% of the cost ($3.50 total). They then give you $1 back in rewards.

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