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Credit card debt has reached staggering heights nationwide, with cardholders now carrying over $1.23 trillion in outstanding balances. And, credit card rates have been sitting close to record highs over the past year, which means that the cost of carrying that debt has only gotten steeper. With the average credit card APR now hovering over 20%, many card users’ balances are growing…