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3 Tips to Generate Maximum Benefits from Balance Transfers
[February 2nd, 2012]
Are your credit card balances showing no sign of improvement as a result of exorbitant interest rates even though you are making payments every month? Well the smartest move you can make at this moment is to look out for credit card balance transfer deals.
A credit card balance transfer deal allows credit card consumers to [...]
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Consumers Satisfied With Credit Card Usage
[November 20th, 2011]
Credit card consumers are the happiest that they have been since the recession of 2008. After the passing of the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act in 2009, consumers have benefited from the government crackdown on the banking and finance industries.
According to a recent survey by J.D. Power and Associates, credit card satisfaction rose [...]
Credit Card Late Payments Lowest Since 1994
[September 28th, 2011]
The data shows it! Credit card consumers are doing better at maintaining their account balances. In fact, the consumers are so concerned that credit card late payments have dipped to the lowest level in 17 years. According to TransUnion, the national credit card delinquency rate or payments that are 90 days or more past due have [...]
›› Read more...Sharp fall in credit card presence on campus
[August 26th, 2011]
Credit card issuers could be found all over the campuses prior to the Credit Card Act of 2009. They used to set up booths on the campuses to market their credit card products to students who were the innocent targets. Students were soft targets as they had less exposure were more willing to take risks, [...]
›› Read more...Collecting credit card rewards can be tougher than expected
[August 18th, 2011]
The onset of recession saw the credit card usage plummeting below desirable levels. A large number of people either reduced their credit card usage to a great extent or completely discarded them so they can stay afloat on the little money they could manage to earn. Now with the recession becoming a thing of the [...]
›› Read more...Looking for a job? Here are some credit cards that you can consider having
[August 10th, 2011]
Though financial experts are still pondering if recession has indeed become a thing of the past, unemployed customers sure have other worries on their mind. Unemployed Americans unanimously agree that looking out for a job in today’s age and time has become very expensive.
Allison Berlin, a New York financial advisor, in one of her latest [...]
Save money on your summer travel by using credit cards wisely
[August 4th, 2011]
With the onset of summer, it is not uncommon to see people packing their bags and taking the much needed vacation to get away from the din of daily life. But, with prices of fuel climbing northward with each passing day, the cost of this vacation just seems to get bigger. The best way to [...]
›› Read more...Increasing number of card holders making the payments on time
[July 26th, 2011]
The month of June also proved to be a good one to all the major credit card lenders in the market. Continuing with the trend that started in January this year, customers have become more conscious about making their monthly payments on time to avoid defaults. Most of them are making this effort to ensure [...]
›› Read more...Credit card companies need to offer better protection
[July 21st, 2011]
In view of the recent data theft at CitiGroup where millions of customers’ accounts were left compromised, there is an increasing need for credit card lenders to improve the measures they are taking to ensure the confidentiality and safety of customer data.
One of the research firms in the country, Javelin Strategy and Research, conducted an [...]
The government must put a check on the extra surcharges on plastic cards
[July 15th, 2011]
The Office of Fair Trading has outlawed the extra surcharges on plastic cards but it will be quite some time before this comes to a logical end. Credit card companies have received notices from the OFT and have been asked to change their surcharging practices. However, one can be sure that this is not likely [...]
›› Read more...Rise in credit card fraud driven by old technology
[July 8th, 2011]
The number of credit and debit card frauds in the United States is one the rise. A recent survey suggests that nearly 33% of the customers in the country have reported some form of credit card fraud over the last 5 years.
Consumer Reports’ Andrea Rock told Mary Louise from NPR that one of the main [...]
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