You can reverse the charges on debit cards, but the money is withdrawn at the time the charge is made. This is not the case for credit cards.

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AnthonyMouse 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> You can reverse the charges on debit cards, but the money is withdrawn at the time the charge is made. This is not the case for credit cards.

In a sense it is though, because it lowers your available credit by the amount of the charge. And the fraudsters are going to try to run you right up to your credit limit, so you end up at the same problem: You now have legitimate charges being declined because the fraudsters locked up your payment card.

	▲	lxgr 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Having multiple credit cards in the US is quite common, since there's no practical downside (unlike having multiple checking accounts, which locks up liquidity at usually no interest payment) and it can even be beneficial for your credit score.

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devmor 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Most US banks will credit your account for the amount of the dispute immediately upon starting the investigation, so it is functionally equivalent from a consumer perspective.

	▲	lxgr 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		In fact, all US banks should be doing this, or they'd be in violation of Regulation E.

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tptacek 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

That's true, but it's not the claim the parent commenter made.