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Most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Customers express widespread dissatisfaction with various aspects of this company. Many consumers report issues related to payments, highlighting concerns about unexpected interest charges and deceptive promotional offers. People also frequently mention problems with customer service, describing it as unhelpful and, at times, rude. Reviewers also report negative experiences regarding discounts, contacts, and refunds. Consumers claim that the company reduces credit limits without notice, which negatively impacts their credit scores. The overall sentiment suggests that many people feel the company's policies are not customer-friendly and that they are geared towards maximizing profits.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It's touted as having "no annual fee" but they pop in a fee here and there just to administer the account so it's deceptively expensive unless you're able to pay off your entire balance in one go (in... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Mobile access is absolutely terrible. There is no breakdown of the charges and not sure how funds are applied. Customer service is the same way.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I made a final payment on June 10, 2025, to completely pay off and close my CareCredit account with CareCredit/Synchrony Bank. The representative confirmed my account would be paid in full and clos... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Most places - (Vets) don't take it now and they are like Citi bank will drop your credit limit without letting you know. I was always onetime and paid up and yet dropped it the limit when I needed it... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I’m quite frankly confused. If you have a “Freeze” on all your credit reports with all major credit reporting agencies, and the “Freeze” has not been lifted, then how can CareCredit claim I’ve got bad... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I thought this was supposed to be a good card for pet expenses since they usually offered a period of no interest with vet charges. However, in 2021 they changed my card to a Synchrony Master Card wi... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT TRSUT CARE CREDIT!!!!!!!!!!! I was given care credit at the doctor and I was given a monthly payment amount of $65/mo to pay for the charges. I received no documentation, card, or anything. La... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I used care credit for 3 interest free payments for dental work. The first was 12 months, the other 2 were 6 months. The monthly payment was enough to cover , however CC decided to payoff the 2 6 mont... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The WORST customer service experience. They have some system error that has confused banking information which they will not take accountability for. They're trying to tell me I have 2 bank accounts,... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I was charged exorbitant interest rates of 29% and when I paid off the card and closed the account they continued to charge interest. They sent me a refund and then charged me interest. Deceptive prac... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I've been a Care Credit customer for years. I've never missed a payment and almost always paid off promotional purchases before they expired. In the past year, my senior dog has been ill and has neede... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Be wary of their "promotional offers". When you use a special financing offer - like 24 or 36 months no interest - you can't charge anything else on the card. If you do, your payments don't go toward... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Had a good credit line, paid off a chunk, they lowered my credit limit, hurting my credit score. Then continued to make payments responsibly, finally paid it off, then they CLOSED my account. Hurting... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They take your money and allocate it as they please so they take all your money and make sure have to pay a lot on their already ridiculous interest rate. care credit is awful. all of my promos were... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Truly a nightmare! Stay FAR AWAY from this company and ANY of its affiliates. Care Credit, Synchrony and ANY COMPANY that backs them should be an immediately A RED FLAG. Hidden fees, dishonest custo... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Made above the minimum payment and paid off the entire balance before the end date. They, however, kept reducing my credit line which in turn lowered my credit score- that they then faulted me for. Wh... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I requested a 4-day extension to pay so that I could receive my paycheck, as unexpected bills had arisen, and they informed me that the most they could do for me was to impose a late fee. I ASKED FOR... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Company should be called DOESN'T CARE CREDIT. I had just a few hundred dollars left to pay for my dog's emergency vet bill, asked for their help in a very desperate situation as I lost my roommate and... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

One star is way too high for them. Look at all these negative reviews! They shouldn’t be allowed to operate a business. I paid my bill on time and paid it off just for them to close my account loll... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Deceptive practices they're doing to customers. Ruining their credit scores, dropping limits without notice on accounts that are paid on time and doing it regularly just to make the usage percent hig... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My experience is likely similar to others. I had a care credit card for 5+ years, and in that time never had a late payment with them or any other creditor or bank. One year I accrued thousands of dol... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Make sure you read the fine print!!! If you don’t have your balance paid off within their terms they will charge you an excessive amount of interest! They are a bunch of interest scammers capitalizing... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This is a horrible company. I got a card with a certain limit to cover dental expenses. I had all my upper teeth ripped out and I paid for the extraction. Then CareCredit took away all my available ba... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Uninformed customer service, they will drop your calls (3 times) very frustrating. They ask you to call and apply by phone then give you a run around. Claim they mailed letters explaining their decisi... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Do not use CareCredit they will screw you over I'm not going to put my whole story on here but I'm telling you do not believe a word they say and do not ever sign anything they give you get the tooth... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This credit card is a complete joke!! I charged an emergency vet bill, have paid triple the minimum on time every month and they've continued to lower my credit limit, which increased my credit usage... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If I could leave 0 I would. I left a revie on their website but did not have enough space. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS CARD! Firstly, their preferred financing^^ is very misleading and if you have a lo... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company lowered my credit like the day after the card was issued. Every time i make a payment, they lower my credit line to below the balance due! They are uncaring and defraud the public by cap... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If I could give -5 stars I would. This place will suck you dry even after paying your card in full. I'm not going into all the details but this place is a scam honestly. They should be reported to th... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

CareCredit is hands down the most frustrating, predatory company I’ve ever dealt with. I tried to make a payment using my only linked bank account — one that works just fine everywhere else — an... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They just lowered my credit limit today. AGAIN. I've been paying on my balance, which is a promotional deal and will be paying it off on time in August. Yet they continue to lower my limit whenever... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They will decrease your credit limit as you make monthly payments, then hit you with a huge interest amount at the end of the promotional period, causing your account to become negative and doubling t... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If I could give 0 stars I would. I just missed the deadline for a 0% promotion which I didn't receive any correspondence about and I was charged a ridiculous amount in interest. I called to inquire ab... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Customer for 8 years. Always made my payments. Paid off my account in full and they closed the account giving me a hit on my credit report. They only want your interest payments! Ironically I was abou... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Gave one star because they wouldn't let me give them no stars. Had a cat emergency. Got a care credit account. A month later, I Have yet to see my card. They got the billing part right. They have no r... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Worst credit company ever. I first applied end of May of 2024 and was approved for $5,500 in June. Never used it yet, By December/January my credit score dropped dramatically because they for no reaso... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

ZERO STARS!! ZERO STARS!! ZERO STARS!! Another money hungry company taking advantage of people that our in a hard place. DO NOT USE THEM!! It may be easy to apply and get approved for but you will abs... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They don’t deserve any stars. Don’t go paperless. You need to read the small print. They have varied so called promotions that is up to the provider, really! Little did I know this since it’s been 18... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I have had Care Credit for years, like 10 and NEVER late always paid more than minimum and had a decent limit around $3,800. Used for vet care, paid it down and saw they lowered my limit so I asked f... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I set up an autopay on my account, then changed the amount weeks before the due date. They drew the original amount not the changed amount. I phoned as soon as I saw the error, the day after the paym... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Garbage company. They are not set up to help or assist you. This is a company that is purely set up to take advantage of you. These people are making a lot of money off people with serious medical pro... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

What a bad company! The worst I have ever seen! Lying about fees adding extra fees and interest with no explanation! Try and talk to a manager is like pulling teeth ! I wish I never ever dealt with th... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT GET THIS CARD!!!!! They change the due dates and then the “customer service” is the worst ever! I’m paying mine off just to get away from the hassle! I hope someone files a class action law su... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

ZERO stars! Terrible experience, awful customer services!! Customer beware!! There were errors in my statement but Care Credit refused to help. I will never do service with them again.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Haven't and won't use the card! We signed up for a vet account to help pay for my service dog's surgery. Nowhere on the website does it say the "promotions" are up to the vet, not "Care-less Cre... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

In both August and September, I made payments in excess of the minimum payment to fully cover non-promotional balances to avoid interest. In both instances, CareCredit applied these payments to promot... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Their policies are outdated and clearly geared toward maximizing profits rather than supporting their customers. For example, if a customer makes a credit card payment through their automatic payment... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It should ZERO star . . . At 1:20pm CST in Texas, I called to get account info. The customer rep, Patricia, was absolutely rude, unprofessional, mocked me as I asked questions and when I asked... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don't do it. You're better off getting a regular cc with no interest for whatever time. I did a balance transfer of 100% of what I owed and they're telling me I still owe for interest on top of intere... See more

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  1. Non-Bank Financial Service
  2. Alternative Financial Service
  3. Financial Consultant
  4. Insurance Agency

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With CareCredit healthcare financing is made easy. Whether you use your healthcare credit card for your deductible, or to pay for treatments and procedures not covered by insurance, CareCredit helps make the health, wellness and beauty treatments and p...


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Expensive, deceptive, and poor web UX

It's touted as having "no annual fee" but they pop in a fee here and there just to administer the account so it's deceptively expensive unless you're able to pay off your entire balance in one go (in which case why would you have bothered to use the card??). Their website is a train wreck; at least a third of the times we log on to pay balance it circles and circles and will not let us on. Who has time to try three times in a week to simply log on and pay? If you have any other options, give CareCredit a miss, imo.

October 24, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I made a Paid in full — yet still charged interest!

I made a final payment on June 10, 2025, to completely pay off and close my CareCredit account with CareCredit/Synchrony Bank. The representative confirmed my account would be paid in full and closed.
Weeks later, I received a new charge of $156.74. When I called for clarification, a representative named Sandra was rude and dismissive, telling me that interest would continue even after the account was closed — which makes absolutely no sense and contradicts what I was told when I made my final payment.
I paid the $156.74 under protest, but this experience has been extremely frustrating and unfair. It feels like predatory lending, keeping customers in unnecessary debt even after full payment.
I strongly caution others to think twice before using CareCredit or Synchrony Bank. They do not communicate clearly, they mishandle accounts, and they treat loyal customers with disrespect.

October 22, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They take your money

They take your money and allocate it as they please so they take all your money and make sure have to pay a lot on their already ridiculous interest rate. care credit is awful. all of my promos were paid off except 2. My bank sent a check to pay off 2 promotions. they paid it on one and basically took the rest of the money. No one could tell me where the other $280. She offered to reallocate it and then she opened back up the promos I already paid off.I talked to 5 people and noone could help. now noone will fix it... its awful.. DO NOT USE CARE CREDIT

October 19, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

-5 stars-scam that hides behind the word"care"

If I could give -5 stars I would. This place will suck you dry even after paying your card in full. I'm not going into all the details but this place is a scam honestly. They should be reported to the BBB. Pay your bill in full? They will continue to charge you interest for months. MONTHS

October 15, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Most places

Most places - (Vets) don't take it now and they are like Citi bank will drop your credit limit without letting you know. I was always onetime and paid up and yet dropped it the limit when I needed it most. I refinanced my finances but paid off this still they dropped it. will never use it again!!!!!! And your customer service is in another country that does not understand English.

October 7, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I thought this was supposed to be a…good credit card for pet expenses.

I thought this was supposed to be a good card for pet expenses since they usually offered a period of no interest with vet charges. However, in 2021 they changed my card to a Synchrony Master Card without my permission (all credit card companies send new cards when the previous one expires, etc so I assumed the newer card was the same). Now, the first card which they told me was closed, suddenly has a $500 charge. They refuse to take it off since no purchase of mine has been $500 and it is on a card that was supposed to be closed. They will get paid for that fraudulent charge when pigs fly

August 1, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT TRSUT CARE CREDIT!!!!!!!!!!!

DO NOT TRSUT CARE CREDIT!!!!!!!!!!!
I was given care credit at the doctor and I was given a monthly payment amount of $65/mo to pay for the charges. I received no documentation, card, or anything. Last week they charged me an additional $500 in interest because apparently I if you don't pay it off in 1 year they will do that to you. No one ever told me. So this means I would have had to been paying them over $100/month. Then when they did this, they reduced my "credit line" to below $500 and reported it so my credit went down about 40 points. Then I had to pay off the FULL BALANCE, depleting my savings. SHAME on care credit for taking advantage of sick and disabled people in such a disgusting way. They are horrible humans.

September 22, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT GET THIS CARD!!!!

DO NOT GET THIS CARD!!!!! They change the due dates and then the “customer service” is the worst ever! I’m paying mine off just to get away from the hassle! I hope someone files a class action law suit against them and Synchrony Bank. Both are out to rip us off!!!! DO NOT USE THEM

September 28, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I’m quite frankly confused

I’m quite frankly confused. If you have a “Freeze” on all your credit reports with all major credit reporting agencies, and the “Freeze” has not been lifted, then how can CareCredit claim I’ve got bad credit and deny me an increase? Especially when all payments to them have been paid on time and whatever is paid is always more than what is owed. I don’t recommend CareCredit to anyone. The sooner I pay them off the better.

September 17, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Care Credit greatly helped me save my…

Care Credit greatly helped me save my dog, Jigsaw! I am in between jobs so don't currently have pet insurance for him. Then, Jigsaw ate some trash on a walk and started vomiting everywhere - I had to rush him to the vet because he wouldn't stop! I was soooo worried that my vet would charge me all at once, but because I have Care Credit, they allowed me to pay over time, giving me time to get back under my feet!!! I even had to call customer service about a bill question, and they answered my question within 5 minutes! Cannot recommend Care Credit enough for helping me save Jigsaw without going broke!

August 22, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

What a bad company

What a bad company! The worst I have ever seen! Lying about fees adding extra fees and interest with no explanation! Try and talk to a manager is like pulling teeth ! I wish I never ever dealt with them 10 👎

September 17, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience

Not sure why there are so many negative reviews — my experience has been great. My cat needs regular kidney checkups and treatments which get expensive fast. CareCredit is super helpful in breaking up those bills and I’ve always been able to pay on time so never had to deal with interest.

August 30, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Gave one star because they wouldn't let…

Gave one star because they wouldn't let me give them no stars. Had a cat emergency. Got a care credit account. A month later, I Have yet to see my card. They got the billing part right. They have no respect for card holders. Your call is important, that's why they have a machine answer, that machine asks for the same blinkin information you'll have to repeat to an agent after an outrageous amount of hold. Can't trust them to call you back. The agent has little English comprehension. That's how important your call is. THERE IS ALWAYS A HIGH CALL VOLUME, showing they just don't have enough respect for customers to hire enough people. Plus "VERIFY YOUR ADDRESS." He's looking at it. Why? Send the card. Do the job right.

September 15, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

-10 Stars is more like it

One star is way too high for them. Look at all these negative reviews! They shouldn’t be allowed to operate a business. I paid my bill on time and paid it off just for them to close my account lolll. Wonder if I can report them to the BBB for being unethical, thoughtless idiots?

September 7, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

ZERO STARS!

ZERO STARS!! ZERO STARS!! ZERO STARS!! Another money hungry company taking advantage of people that our in a hard place. DO NOT USE THEM!! It may be easy to apply and get approved for but you will absolutely regret it and it will put you WAYYY further into debt. You are able to pay small minimum payments for 12 to 18 months then after that they tack on the extremey high interest added double the debt. And even when you make minimum payments on that, it says it will tale 17 years to pay off!!! This should be illegal! Nothing is for the people! Just money hungry pigs!

August 31, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Truly never experienced such a horrible…

Truly never experienced such a horrible customer service especially when speaking to a manager, someone who represents an entity and is supposed to assist the customer. Not only was the manager, Michelle Robinson, not helpful but raised her voice and she was speaking to an acquaintance instead of providing services. Do not recommend using this credit card as is obvious their employees are not well trained, and they charge you an incredible fee and added late fees to my account when the payments were made.

August 30, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Incorrect auto pay deducted

I set up an autopay on my account, then changed the amount weeks before the due date. They drew the original amount not the changed amount. I phoned as soon as I saw the error, the day after the payment and they insisted that I must have changed the amount after the payment. That is just the most recent and most egregious of their faults.

August 29, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don’t waste your time or money

They will decrease your credit limit as you make monthly payments, then hit you with a huge interest amount at the end of the promotional period, causing your account to become negative and doubling the monthly minimum amount due. I use several major banks and this was the first time I have experienced something like this. No 30 day late payments, paying above the minimum and sometimes prior to the actual due date. Do not use their benefit program because they charge you $100 monthly, which takes away from your payment. Also was being charged interest during their deferment period. Very disappointed with my Care Credit experience. Had some terrible representatives that I encountered (most were pleasant). Will not recommend to family or friends. Will close account and never use again.

August 26, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Had Care Credit for years NO MORE

I have had Care Credit for years, like 10 and NEVER late always paid more than minimum and had a decent limit around $3,800. Used for vet care, paid it down and saw they lowered my limit so I asked for increase and they gave it to me. Recently having teeth work done, using it and AGAIN they lowered my limit and again my credit score went down because of it. When you owe only 1/3 your credit score is not dinged but when you appear to be using ALL your credit, the credit reporting companies WILL lower your credit score. BUT Care Credit keeps lowering your limit amount down to where you are viewed as maxing out your card that LOWERS your credit score. THERE SHOULD BE A LAW AGAINST CREDITORS THAT DO THIS. I can see if your late paying but I NEVER was late. I WILL PAY THIS ..... off and NEVER use it again.

August 26, 2025
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