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  • Alternatives to Credit Cards that You need to Know
    Are you one of those people who only ever got a credit card for the convenience of being able to pay without cash, or because you weren't aware of any other easy way to borrow money? Millions of us are, thanks to the unavoidable advertising of the credit ...

  • Alternatives To Gas Credit Cards
    In these times of sky high gasoline prices and rising costs of transportation, consumers are increasingly interested in credit card services that give them discounts on gas. Instead of looking into a specific gas credit card from an oil and gas company, ...

  • American Express and Credit Cards
    American Express is one of the well-known card providers that offer low APR. The introductory is 0% APR up to 15 months on some cards, and includes low balance transfer APR. The transfer is 3.99% fixed rates for life on few American Express cards. ...

  • An Introduction To Accepting Credit Cards On The Internet
    If you have a website and you don't accept credit cards then you're losing massive amounts of business. Even if you do accept credit cards it may be worth considering an alternative that will either offer you better rates or save you time. Infact, if ...

  • Applying for credit cards online
    In the olden days, about 10 years ago, before the internet, consumers would have to fill in applications for credit cards, loans, mortgages and so on by hand. It's hard to believe now, but this lengthy process was the norm, with requests for extra ...

  • Apr And Fees Credit Cards
    Many card providers calculate APR based on several tables. The APR is part of the package when receiving a credit card that you must understand to avoid debt. Nowadays, nearly any company that offers consumers the ability to pay their debts via phone ...

  • Are 0% Credit Cards reaching their end?
    Are Credit Card companies starting to feel the pinch? We all know that the Credit Card companies make their money by charging us interest on the money we borrow. With all the 0% balance transfer offers that we have seen over the last few years its no ...

  • Are Cash Back Credit Cards A Good or Bad Idea?
    Getting a credit card that offers cash back always sounds like a good idea. What could be better than getting cash back on all the purchases that you make with your credit card? It sounds too good to be true, doesn't it? Well, there are cards that give ...

  • Are Student Loans Better Than Credit Cards?
    When applying for student loans, it's so important for prospective college students to calculate their finances as best they can to receive the appropriate funding. From tuition and books to room and board, living expenses and food, students should make ...

  • Are We Underestimating What We Spend On Credit Cards?
    An investigation organized by Egg says consumers have greatly underestimated the amount that credit cards are used throughout the United Kingdom, what this means is consumers are spending a lot more than they think. The investigation revealed that when ...

  • Are You Paying Extra Interest Charges on Your Credit Cards?
    Are you one of the many credit card holders who signed up for a credit account with an 8.9% interest rate and then later had your interest rate inflated to 27.4%? Have you read the fine print in your latest statement? Do you know that a little clause in ...

  • Are you paying higher interest on your credit cards than you signed up for?
    Many credit card holders sign up for a credit card account with a low 8.9% interest rate and then later see that their interest rate has been raised to 27.4%. Take these six precautions to make sure you don't get charged more interest than you agreed to ...

  • Are You Paying Sneaky Interest Charges On Your Credit Cards?
    Are you one of the many credit card holders who signed up for a credit account with an 8.9% interest rate and then later had your interest rate inflated to 27.4%? Have you read the fine print in your latest statement? Do you know that a little clause in ...

  • Automatically Pay Off Your Credit Cards And Become Debt Free
    Is your credit card debt getting you down? Chances are its true. In America today, the average family owes over $6,000 to their credit card provider, which attracts an average of $1,500 in interest alone each year. Over one in five people are ...

  • Avoid Late Fees With Prepaid Credit Cards
    In today's society the modern consumer has more debt than income. A great way to help ease the pain of owing money is to cut out any unnecessary expenses from your budget. One of these expenses is credit card late fees. The average credit card late fee is ...

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Los Angeles Times

Scam watch: Credit cards, auto repairs, phone cards
Los Angeles Times
By Stuart Pfeifer Credit cards – At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge has halted a telemarketing campaign that allegedly sold bogus credit cards and drained money from victims' bank accounts. Operating as Platinum Trust Card ...
Judge halts alleged credit-card scamPhiladelphia Inquirer
FTC Stops Bogus Credit Card Telemarketing SchemeeCreditDaily.com
Credit card scammers up to old tricksExaminer.com
MarketWatch (press release)
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Reward cards make good choices for credit
Tulsa World
By PHIL MULKINS World Action Line Editor All credit card issuers are now offering rewards cards, sending applications online and in the mail, but the issue is not whether you should get one or not but the type you should get, says the CreditCards.com ...


Kansas City Star

MasterCard takes $495 million charge to cover potential loss in merchant ...
Washington Post
NEW YORK — MasterCard Inc. on Thursday said it recorded a $495 million charge in its fourth quarter to cover potential losses related to a lawsuit brought by retailers over the fees they pay on credit card transactions. Without the charge, MasterCard ...
MasterCard takes $495M charge to cover fee suitWall Street Journal
MasterCard, Visa Moving U.S. Credit Cards to 'Chip-and-PIN' by 2013PC Magazine
MasterCard 4Q Slumps On $495 Million Charge For Merchant Suits; Core EPS Tops ...Fox Business

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Credit Union Times

Affinity Credit Card Draws in New Members
Credit Union Times
By David Morrison Three popular affinity card designs. The big orange card is particularly popular, University of Illinois Credit Union said. It's rare that a novice credit union member signs up for his or her CU's credit card right off the bat.


This is Money

Cutting out the middle man can make your charity credit card donations more ...
This is Money
By Jo Thornhill Holders of charity credit cards – which give a small donation to a good cause each time they are used – are being urged to ditch them and instead give money direct. It comes after Halifax, part of Lloyds Banking Group, decided to stop ...