Originally Posted by
Often1
Credit cards cost money to issue
The cost of
physically issuing a credit card isn't really not that expensive. Majority of the cost is postage.
Basing on info from 2010:
http://www.creditcards.com/credit-ca...ocket-1276.php
Postage 61 cents
Activation sticker 3 cents
Processing 27 cents
Shipping to processor 3 cents
The actual plastic 17 cents
Total: $1.11
Note that this just for the typical mag-stripe credit card in the US. Add in an EMV chip, it may cost a bit more.