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| August 7th, 2008 | No Comments » |
A new survey suggests that consumers who are informed about credit scoring and put that knowledge to use save billions of dollars each year. Although consumer understanding of credit scores ...
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| July 25th, 2008 | No Comments » |
It may come as a surprise to many, but the pain at the pump is being felt by gas station owners just as much as it is consumers. As more ...
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| May 7th, 2008 | No Comments » |
A recent study by Harris Interactive revealed that consumers are becoming more and more comfortable using mobile devices to pay their bills and make online payments. About 25% of mobile ...
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| April 17th, 2008 | No Comments » |
More scrutiny about credit cards by the government is now focused on hidden fees and bank overdraft charges. Two bills in Congress would expand disclosures and inform consumers before being charged higher interest rates or fees. The ...
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| March 28th, 2008 | No Comments » |
With the latest cut in the federal fund rate on March 18th, consumer are looking for some relief in the rates they pay for credit. The Federal Reserve lowered rates ...
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| February 12th, 2008 | No Comments » |
Thieves who deal in stolen credit cards need to determine the legitimacy of those cards before they're able to sell them or use them to make large ticket purchases. In ...
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| January 25th, 2008 | No Comments » |
Congressional hearings on abusive credit card practices have spurred some positive changes in the credit card industry. Chase Bank, for example, one of the top five credit card issuers in the country, ...
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| January 2nd, 2008 | No Comments » |
New programs for cash savvy consumers are now being offered by several credit card companies to make mortgage payments. Homeowners can now pay their mortgage with their credit card and potentially rack ...
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| December 4th, 2007 | No Comments » |
A large number of people who do business on the Internet have a less than favorable experience, according to a recent Harris Interactive Survey. Commissioned by Tealeaf Tech, a company that ...
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| November 23rd, 2007 | No Comments » |
Recent Federal Reserve rate cuts are helping to bring down credit card rates. But before you begin celebrating, consider the fact that rates are not much lower than they were when the ...
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