All posts tagged credit
12 Best Credit Card Offers for 2012
Credit card offers have gotten downright mouthwatering as issuers compete for the best customers. Now, a website called CompareCards.comsays that 12 cards are providing such generous deals, they’re virtually irresistible for those willing to switch. “Credit card companies are competing …
7 Ways to Keep New Year’s Resolutions
New Year's Eve is a time of new beginnings. It's the time to shut the door on the mistakes of old and vow to do better next year.
Best Deal in America: Cash Back for Charging
If you’re the right kind of customer, there’s no better deal in America than a good rewards credit card that will pay you cash back. Where can you
Credit Slashed for 33 Million (Mostly Innocent) Borrowers
Some 33 million people, roughly one in five borrowers, have had their credit limits slashed over the past six months. So what did borrowers do to provoke this?
How to Divorce Your Bank
If you’re tired of your bank hiking your rates, slashing your credit limits, and hitting you with fees at every chance you might want to consider the unthinkable:
Experts Were Wrong About Credit Card Reform
When credit card reforms were passed banks warned that even people with good credit would suffer. As it turns out, experts were wrong. Competition for good credit risks
It’s a Credit-Card Scam. Don’t Fall for It!
A new credit card scam by phone demands your personal information to save you interest charges. The unlucky few who acquiesce and give out their information end up
Debt in America: Consumers Paying off Credit Cards
Since this time last year, credit card debts have dropped a stunning 17 percent. Some of this is likely to be involuntary as issuers have pulled roughly $1
5 Credit Card Woes that Can Ruin Your Vacation
There’s no quicker way to ruin a vacation than an unusable credit card. Charges abroad trigger fraud alerts and often result in suspended activity. How can you avoid
Rejected? New Rule Demands an Explanation
Thanks to a new regulation any lender that charges more or rejects your application because it deems your credit substandard will have to tell you why. If you’re










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