Report: Card deals better at credit union Consumer Reports ranks customer satisfaction higher than at top U.S. banks (Inside Bay Area)

Credit cards issued by credit unions scored higher in customer satisfaction than cards issued by banks, according to a survey released Thursday by Consumer Reports magazine.

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Credit cards may feel pinch of bank crunch (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

As the subprime mortgage meltdown spreads, fear and uncertainty have emerged regarding the impact on other forms of consumer credit, especially credit cards. ...

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The best and worst credit cards (CNN Money)

When it comes to swiping plastic, consumers gave high ratings to American Express, Discover, as well as to cards issued by credit unions in a report released Thursday rating the best and worst credit cards.

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We Should Spend More On Our Credit Cards (The Motley Fool)

We're often told that our credit card spending is out of control. But if we were truly Foolish, we'd use our credit cards much more than we do at the moment.

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In the garb of credit cards (The Hindu)

But what about their urban counterpart: The sophisticated and organised banks and their equally extortionate rates? This tech-savvy usury comes in the garb of credit-cards, often issued by new generation and foreign banks, through their sprinkling presence in Urban India.

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Mysterious SAWA Charges Appear on American Credit Cards (Arab News)

JEDDAH, 30 August 2007 A comment appeared recently on a consumer-products-review website resellerratings.com from a credit card holder in the US state of Virginia who claims that Citibank recently called him about a suspicious transaction earlier this month: Two $80 purchases for Saudi Telecom SAWA prepaid calling cards.

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Debit cards gain popularity, but users should know risks (Courier-Post)

Americans are increasingly reaching for their debit cards rather than their credit cards when they're out shopping.

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Credit Cards: An unknown college danger (14 WFIE Evansville)

Have you warned your college student about the dangers of credit cards? We have a few tips to help you out.

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Wariness Urged in Using Credit Cards for Medical Bills (New York Times)

Although special financing plans for health care carry risks, using regular credit cards to pay medical bills may be even more dangerous to household finances.

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Beware of clone credit cards, NBI warns (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

MANILA, Philippines A suspected member of a syndicate which makes duplicates of credit cards has been arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in an entrapment operation.

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Passport Office now accepts debit, credit cards (The Jamaica Observer)

THE Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) began accepting debit and credit cards as forms of payment earlier this month as part of the agency's thrust to improve customer service.

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Credit cards charging "ingenious" new fees (Reuters.co.uk)

LONDON (Reuters) - Credit card providers are finding new ways to make more money from their customers following a crackdown on penalty charges, a consumer group warns.

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Credit pressure to transfer to cards (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)

1/83/8 CHICAGO | Now that the easy money in home mortgages is all but over, consumers may soon be caught in a financial squeeze with their credit cards. That's the worry among some economists and credit counselors as home lending has shifted abruptly into low gear this summer. That leaves homeowners owing big sums to Visa or MasterCard without an important escape hatch - the ability to pay ...

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Poughkeepsie man gets prison in credit card scheme (Middletown Times Herald-Record)

Monticello - A Poughkeepsie man was sentenced to prison yesterday for using stolen credit card numbers to buy goods and gift cards at local Wal-Mart stores.

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Banks to set up code of conduct to regulate student credit cards (Channel News Asia via Yahoo! Asia News)

SINGAPORE: As more banks are offering credit cards that target students, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will encourage the industry to come up with a Code of Conduct to bolster responsible lending practices.

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Credit card defaults keep rising, report says (CNN Money)

American consumers are defaulting on their credit cards at a sharply higher rate compared to last year, in what could be another consequence of the recent subprime mortgage market crisis, according to a report published Tuesday.

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Sub-prime spectre haunts credit cards (The Australian)

US consumers are defaulting on credit card payments at a higher rate than last year, raising the prospect of problems in the stricken US sub-prime mortgage market spreading to other types of consumer debt.

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Which? attacks credit card fees (BBC News)

Credit card firms have raised numerous charges for using their cards in the past year, according to Which?

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MyKad, credit cards, cheques found in dumpster (The Star Online)

PENANG: A passer-by found a stack of My-Kad, several ATM bank cards and credit cards, cheques and other personal documents in a garbage bag in Bukit Tengah.

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Lenders try do-it-yourself designs for credit cards (Courier-Post)

Ever alert for new ways to make customers feel warm and fuzzy about their plastic, a number of card issuers and supporting businesses are giving consumers the ability to custom-design their own cards.

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Credit cards next to feel crunch (Pioneer Press)

Now that the easy money in home mortgages is all but over, consumers may soon be caught in a financial squeeze with their credit cards.

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Commercialbank launches Chip & PIN credit cards (Gulf Times)

Business Reporter COMMERCIALBANK (Cb) has launched Chip & PIN credit cards, ensuring a more secure payment gateway across 24mn merchant locations and more than 1mn ATMs worldwide.

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Dunst robbed of $13,000 bag, credit cards (The Times of India)

Thieves snatched a $13,000 handbag, cell phone and ID cards from Spider-Man star Kirsten Dunst's penthouse suite at a posh Manhattan hotel.

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Credit Cards Target College Students (KWWL Iowa)

It's back to the books for many eastern Iowa college students. Many will be overwhelmed with more than just class schedules and homework. Credit cards companies will target newly independent students. But experts have some advice before you sign on the dotted line.

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New state legislation focuses on college student credit cards (Stevens Point Journal)

A new bill would protect college students from piling on credit card debt by requiring providers to adhere to strict lending practices.

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Localities allow credit cards to make bill-paying easier (Asahi.com)

Local governments are moving to allow residents to pay taxes and settle water bills using credit cards. Starting next spring, people will also be able to use credit cards to pay national pension premiums.

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Federal curbs urged for student credit card debt (Chattanooga Times Free Press)

UTC counselor Donna Cooper recalls three students: one filed for bankruptcy, another carried 25 credit cards and another was $25,000 in debt.

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Easy Steps to Improve Your Credit Score (Benton Evening News)

(ARA) - Your credit score affects what type of interest rates you get on credit cards or for buying a house or car, as well as your approvals for employment or apartment rental. It's important that you understand not only what your score means, but how to repair it.

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Grad may lose ground in new credit formula (Courier-Post)

You're a recent college graduate, and unlike many of your classmates, you have no credit card debt. In fact, you scrupulously avoided using credit cards while in college. Now, it's time to face the stone-cold reality of the credit world: Because you haven't borrowed any money, you have no credit history. Which means you'll pay more for credit, if you can get it at all.

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Managing Your Credit Card Debts (Benton Evening News)

(ARA) - Credit cards are not always a bad thing, if you are smart with how you use them. They enable us to buy items immediately, eliminate having to carry cash, and record and track purchases. Disadvantages include interest, fees, and increased impulse buying.

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Credit cards can be a tempting trap for college students (Austin American-Statesman)

Issuers are keen for extravagant spenders, parents' bailouts. They remember their first love, their first car and if financial institutions have it right their first credit card.

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Credit-card-surplus.com Offers Tips for Individuals Considering Balance Transfer Cards (PRWeb)

With the average consumer carrying nine credit cards, juggling payments and balances can quickly become burdensome. Balance transfer credit cards are a solution for consumers who carry a number of credit cards. They provide a way to consolidate debt and pay down credit card balances. www.Credit-Card-Surplus.com offers tips for those considering a balance transfer credit card. (PRWeb Aug 26, ...

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Credit-card-surplus.com Offers Tips for Individuals Considering Balance Transfer Cards (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

With the average consumer carrying nine credit cards, juggling payments and balances can quickly become burdensome. Balance transfer credit cards are a solution for consumers who carry a number of credit cards. They provide a way to consolidate debt and pay down credit card balances. www.Credit-Card-Surplus.com offers tips for those considering a balance transfer credit card.

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Budget-conscious Kiwis turning to debit cards (Stuff)

Kiwis are shunning credit cards and signing up for new debit cards in droves, wooed by being able to shop online without being hit with high interest rates.

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Credit crunch hits cards too (CNN Money)

This credit crunch isn't limited to mortgages. Consumer products from home equity loans to credit cards are getting more expensive and harder to get. Here's what you need to know.

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Thieves steal $13,000 handbag, credit cards from actress Kirsten Dunst's NYC hotel room (Asbury Park Press)

Thieves snatched a $13,000 handbag, cell phone and ID cards from "Spider-Man" star and former Jersey Shore resident Kirsten Dunst's penthouse suite at a posh Manhattan hotel, court records shows. Dunst was in the city to shoot scenes for the upcoming film "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People." She had left her suite at the SoHo Grand Hotel early on Aug. 9, when the thieves slipped in. A ...

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Rising Reliance On Credit Cards Could Reflect Subprime Fallout (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News)

Rising credit card borrowing may be a sign of consumer distress spreading from the subprime mortgage market to other types of lending, some economists say.

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The next credit crunch? (Chicago Tribune)

As home loan market tightens, mounting credit card debt could spur new crisis Now that the easy money in home mortgages is all but over, consumers may soon be caught in a financial squeeze with their credit cards.

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Cards Train Teenagers to Use Plastic (New York Times)

Credit card companies are increasingly marketing a variety of cards that are a hybrid of credit, debit and gift cards to teenagers.

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Rising Reliance On Credit Cards Could Reflect Subprime Fallout (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! Finance)

Rising credit card borrowing may be a sign of consumer distress spreading from the subprime mortgage market to other types of lending, some...

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Dunst robbed of $13,000 bag, credit cards (MSNBC)

Thieves snatched a $13,000 handbag, cell phone and ID cards from Spider-Man star Kirsten Dunsts penthouse suite at a posh Manhattan hotel, court records shows.

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RP now migrating to chip technology in credit cards (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)

The Philippines is now among the first Asian countries migrating to chip technology, or smart cards, as a key feature of credit cards.

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OK credit cards at LIRR ticket windows (Queens Courier)

Dont have enough cash for your ticket and your train is arriving in two minutes? Now, Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) customers no longer have to worry about hunting for an ATM or missing a train since ticket windows now accept all major credit and debit cards for ticket purchases.

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Subprime may be hitting credit cards, too (CNN Money)

Fallout from the mortgage mess and lower home prices may have started to creep into the credit card arena, judging from July payments and some initial moves by issuers to tighten the screws on cardholders.

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All-in-one credit card (CNN Money)

Sick of your wallet bulging with plastic? So are a lot of other consumers who carry, on average, nine credit, debit and loyalty cards, according to financial research firm Celent. Tech entrepreneur Jonathan Ramaci spied an opportunity in those overstuffed wallets to sell a slim, secure gadget that could mimic all of the cards.

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Credit card probe costs 15 their jobs at Dallas schools (Houston Chronicle)

More than 80 Dallas school employees received some form of discipline, ranging from probation to termination, following an investigation into the misuse of district-issued credit cards. Fifteen received letters of termination, according to an internal report on the investigation.

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Thai cops nab Malaysian with fake credit cards (The Star Online)

BANGKOK: Thai railway police arrested a 29-year-old Malaysian woman for allegedly smuggling in more than 100 fake credit cards in the southern city of Haadyai on Wednesday night.

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Premium credit cards growth doubles (The Hindu)

Mumbai, Aug. 22 Premium category credit cards have seen 100 per cent growth on a year-on-year basis and some senior bankers expect it to grow at over 50 per cent against expected growth of 25-30 per cent for regular credit cards.

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When used wisely, credit cards can be our friends (Savannah Morning News)

A lot of consumer advocates treat credit cards as if they're dirty, vile things. When you're in a financial pinch, it's good to have a quick, easy way out. But even when the situation isn't dire, credit cards can be used to your benefit.

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Idle Macy's cards will switch to Mastercard (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

Macy's Inc. will switch 3.5 million inactive store credit cards to Citibank MasterCards, enabling the holders to make purchases anywhere. Macy's mailed letters in July to people who have accounts that haven't been used in two years, explaining that cards would be sent in September unless they refused them in writing, spokesman Jim Sluzewski said. After getting MasterCards, they can choose to ...

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Farmers to get hassle free credit cards (rediff.com)

The government has fixed criteria for issuing credit cards to farmers in an effort to help them access adequate and easy credit.

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Malaysian woman arrested with 108 fake credit cards (The Nation)

Songkhla - A Malaysian woman was arrested onboard a Butterworth-Bangkok train late Wednesday night after police found 108 fake credit cards on her. Acting on tip-off, railway police and Hat Yai tourist police searched the train at midnight and found Maria Carton, 29, appear restless.

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Macy's switching to Citibank cards (Miami Herald)

Macy's ( M) is switching 3.5 million inactive namesake credit cards to Citibank MasterCards that can be used to make purchases anywhere.

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Sheriff's Office accepts credit cards (Baxter Bulletin)

The Baxter County Sheriff's Office is now accepting payments on fines, bonds and restitution by credit card, according to a Baxter County Sheriff's Office news release.

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Macy's to switch inactive credit cards to MasterCards (Deseret Morning News)

Macy's Inc., the second-largest department-store chain, is switching 3.5 million inactive namesake credit cards to Citibank MasterCards that can be used to make purchases anywhere.

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Fake credit cards found in Deerfield (Daily Herald)

A check of a suspicious car led Deerfield police to uncover an extensive fake credit card scam with ties to New York, authorities said Wednesday.

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Over 8.5m will be denied credit as level of debt soars (Evening Standard)

The global credit crunch will see a sharp rise in the number of Britons put on a debt blacklist and denied mortgages, loans and credit cards, experts claim.

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Backpackers warned about credit card theft (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News)

Police are warning backpackers and hostels to watch out for a man allegedly stealing credit cards.

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Use your credit cards wisely (The Morning Call)

Credit cards are a convenient way of paying bills and covering daily expenses, but they make it far easier for the financially challenged to carelessly rack up debt, cripple their credit rating or fall prey to identity thieves.

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Credit cards: The profit nibblers (The Pueblo Chieftain)

Small businesses accept payment cards such as credit cards or debit cards because its easy for their customers - not because its easy for them. Navigating the payment-card processing system can be an overwhelming and costly burden. With fees tacked on by as many as 12 intermediaries, from the equipment provider and the Internet service to the card issuers themselves, payment processing is ...

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WAR FARE | Airlines add credit card perks (Philadelphia Daily News)

Affinity credit cards are big business for airlines, and many carriers have upped the ante to entice travelers with special sign-up promotions.

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Arrest over credit card ID heist (Australian IT)

A UKRAINIAN arrested in Turkey is suspected of selling credit card numbers stolen in a hack of at least 45 million cards.

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Ukranian Man Suspected of Selling Cards from TJX Hacking (GigaLaw.com)

A Ukrainian man recently arrested in Turkey is suspected of selling some of the credit and debit card numbers stolen in a data hack of at least 45 million cards of TJX Cos. retail customers, a U.S. investigator said.

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GE considers selling Lake credit unit (The Japan Times)

General Electric Co., the world's largest provider of private-label credit cards, said Tuesday it is considering the sale of its Japanese consumer-credit unit, Lake Co. Read more ...

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Store Cards More "Expensive" Than Credit Cards (The Motley Fool)

Store cards have higher APR than credit card s because there is a "lack of competition" between providers, the Competition Commission said today. Rory Taylor, spokesperson for the group, said: "What you tend to find is several store cards bunched around the same APR.

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Use your credit cards wisely (The Morning Call)

| Credit cards are a convenient way of paying bills and covering daily expenses, but they make it far easier for the financially challenged to carelessly rack up debt, cripple their credit rating or fall prey to identity thieves.

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GE Considers Selling Japanese Consumer-Credit Unit (Update3) (Bloomberg.com)

Aug. 21 (Bloomberg) -- General Electric Co., the world's largest provider of private-label credit cards, may sell its Japanese consumer-credit unit Lake after a government clampdown on fees eroded earnings in the industry.

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Police warn backpackers about credit card thief (The New Zealand Herald)

Kaikoura police have issued a warning to backpackers and hostels after the theft of credit cards. A man identified as Tony Gorrie stole two credit cards from a backpacker's hostel in Kaikoura this morning and used them in Cheviot and Kaiapoi today.

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Jail time added for assault, credit card spree (The Journal Pioneer)

SUMMERSIDE - A Kildare man will spend more time in jail for assault and a three-day spending spree on stolen credit cards.

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Two Iowa football players suspended in credit card case (USA Today)

Iowa leading receivenr Dominique Douglas and another player were suspended from the team Monday after being arrested for unauthorized use of a credit card. Douglas was arrested Sunday and charged with making more than $2,000 in purchases to credit cards belonging to two other people and Anthony Bowman also was charged and has been suspended from the team, court records showed.

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Man charged with selling gift cards purchased with stolen credit card (Mid-Hudson News)

Town of Poughkeepsie A Town of Poughkeepsie man has been arrested and charged with stealing credit cards and then using them to buy, among other things, store gift cards, which he then tried to sell.

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GE Considers Selling Japanese Consumer-Credit Unit (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)

Aug. 21 (Bloomberg) -- General Electric Co., the world's largest provider of private-label credit cards, said it's considering the sale of its Japanese consumer-credit unit Lake.

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State contractors feel financial pinch of budget stalemate (Los Angeles Times)

Businesses in need of emergency cash are paying high rates for short-term loans or resorting to credit cards. The state doesn't reimburse for that interest. By the time a state budget is passed, Janet Rios will be at least $4,000 poorer. That's the 19% in interest Rios says she must pay on loans to keep her two nursing homes afloat until lawmakers can agree on a spending plan. ...

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Loans favoured over cards (The Courier Mail)

AUSTRALIANS are ditching credit cards in favour of personal loans as interest rate rises start to bite, according to new research.

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Credit cards: Banks flout guidelines (The Times of India)

NEW DELHI: Ever wondered how long it would take to clear the Rs 50,000 outstanding on your credit card? Probably, no one, other than your credit card company, knows the answer.

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Credit cards: Banks flout guidelines (The Times of India)

But one must credit banks- especially the private players- for being aggressive in doling out cards and letting people splurge.

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7 guidelines to help you handle credit cards wisely (Arizona Daily Star)

NEW YORK Credit cards are a convenient way of paying bills and covering daily expenses, but they make it far easier for the financially challenged to carelessly rack up debt, cripple their credit rating or fall prey to identity thieves.

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Man charged with selling gift cards purchased with stolen credit card (Mid-Hudson News)

Town of Poughkeepsie A 26-year-old Town of Poughkeepsie man has been arrested and charged with stealing credit cards and then using them to buy, among other things, store gift cards, which he then tried to sell.

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Credit fraud used names of the dead (Columbia Daily Tribune)

A Columbia man was sentenced yesterday to serve five years and five months in federal prison for using fraudulent credit cards he registered in the names of dead people.

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Easy Steps to Improve Your Credit Score (The Bradford Era)

(ARA) - Your credit score affects what type of interest rates you get on credit cards or for buying a house or car, as well as your approvals for employment or apartment rental. It's important that you understand not only what your score means, but how to repair it.

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Credit cards for students carry risk, advisors warn (Toronto Star)

VANCOUVERThe offers of credit cards will come fast and furious for students heading off to campus this fall, but financial advisers warn they can be a double-edged sword.

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Tony Vuoto: Helping keep credit cards desirable, profitable (The San Francisco Examiner)

(Courtesy photo) Tony Vuoto, president of Washington Mutual Card Services, is paying close attention to the shifting desires of credit-card customers.

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Call 4 Action: Woman Mailed 50 Unwanted Dell Computer Credit Cards (WTAE ThePittsburghChannel.com via Yahoo! News)

Most people would be pretty mad if they got a credit card in the mail for which they never signed up, but what if the cards kept coming?

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Credit cards stolen, used on gift cards (Gainesville Sun)

Burglars are using credit cards stolen from purses and wallets left in vehicles, and they have targeted parking lots in Alachua, Gainesville and on the University of Florida campus, police said Thursday.

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Call 4 Action: Woman Mailed 50 Unwanted Dell Computer Credit Cards (WTAE-TV Pittsburgh)

Most people would be pretty mad if they got a credit card in the mail for which they never signed up, but what if the cards kept coming? One local woman ended up with 50 unwanted credit cards recently.

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Golfers may use credit cards at county courses (East Brunswick Sentinel)

Credit cards are now being accepted at Tamarack Golf Course, East Brunswick; The Meadows at Middlesex Golf Course, Plainsboro; and Raritan Landing Golf Course, Piscataway. Registered and nonregistered golfers may use their credit cards at the county courses.

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Know ins, outs of credit cards (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)

1/83/8 NEW YORK | Credit cards are a convenient way of paying bills and covering daily expenses, but they make it far easier for the financially challenged to carelessly rack up debt, cripple their credit rating or fall prey to identity thieves. In the book "On My Own Two Feet," Manisha Thakor and Sharon Kedar, both chartered financial analysts, offer seven guidelines for responsible credit ...

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Credit easy to get for Mexico's working class (Houston Chronicle)

A few years ago, Valeria Sanchez Marin did not have a credit card in her wallet. Now she's wielding plastic like a pro. She has two Visas and two department store cards, and she's making room for more. "They almost chase you down to give you one," the 32-year-old Mexico City homemaker said of credit card solicitors.

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N.Y. reaches $4.5M settlement with firm over sub-prime credit cards (The Journal News)

ALBANY - When Alice Chanampa applied for a credit card four years ago, she didn't intend to use it to buy anything. Her plan was to take small cash advances, pay them off and establish a credit rating.

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Golf star Greg Norman 'cuts up wife's credit cards' in divorce row (Daily Mail)

Former golf world No 1 Greg Norman is trying to 'starve out' his wife after she refused to sign their divorce papers, it has been claimed. The multi-millionaire is accused of cutting up her credit cards and changing the locks to their 10.5 million Florida home to try to pressure her into an agreement after more than a year of squabbling

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Credit Card Issuer Settles NY Complaint (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

New York consumers will get as much as $4.5 million in refunds from a South Dakota bank under a settlement of allegations that it used deceptive and illegal tactics to market credit cards to people with poor credit ratings.

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Gold passe, platinum credit cards in for banks (The Times of India)

NEW DELHI: Banks seem to be seeing more colour in the silver-white of platinum than the bright yellowness of gold when it comes to credit cards- as being shown by their growing focus on the premium segment of customers for credit lending instruments.

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Seek Solid Credit Cards (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News)

Finding a credit card that suits your needs can seem as tough as learning the laws of physics. Gimmicks and pages of regulations make the task of comparing offers dizzy.

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Paying taxes with credit cards could soon mean more fees for county (The Lufkin Daily News)

Every time someone swipes their credit card to pay a county fee, Angelina County incurs a transaction fee. Last year between gas cards at the county airport and credit cards racking up property tax payments at the tax assessor's office those fees amounted to $44,000. That's not late fines and finance fees for charges made to county credit cards. That's the cost of doing business with 21st ...

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15 Charged In Manhattan With Using Fake IDs To Get Credit Cards (WNBC)

Fifteen people have been indicted on federal charges of running a crime ring that specialized in producing fake identification documents to obtain lucrative loans and credit card accounts totaling at least $10 million, state authorities announced Wednesday.

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Seek Solid Credit Cards (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! Finance)

Finding a credit card that suits your needs can seem as tough as learning the laws of physics. Gimmicks and pages of regulations make the task of...

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Credit card debt hits $40bn, repayments drop (News Interactive)

AUSTRALIA'S reliance on credit continues to grow with the total amount owed on credit cards rising by $500 million in June, new figures show.

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Bank to Pay $4.5 Million to Settle Suit Over Cards (New York Times)

A South Dakota bank has agreed to pay $4.5 million to settle a claim by the New York State attorney general that it deceptively marketed credit cards to people with bad credit ratings.

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10News Investigates Credit Card Theft Series (KGTV TheSanDiegoChannel.com via Yahoo! News)

It is a crime wave attracting national attention -- thieves giving your credit cards a workout as you go to the gym.

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Be wary of student credit cards (MSN Money Canada)

The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada reports 85% of Canadians are proud owners of a credit card, and 58% have at least two. Sadly, roughly one third of these aren't exactly sure what the annual interest rate is on the card they use the most.

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Shabbona firefighters charged with unlawful use of credit card (Daily Chronicle)

Two Shabbona volunteer firefighters were charged Aug. 3 with unlawful use of a credit card after reportedly using the village fire department s credit cards to purchase gasoline for their own vehicles.

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More Teens Wield Credit Cards -- With Parents Paying Debt (SmartPros Accounting)

Aug. 14, 2007 (SmartPros) Teens wield powerful spending tools, namely credit cards, in increasing percentages as they get older, a survey says.

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The 7 pillars of responsible credit-card management (Market Watch)

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Credit cards are a convenient way of paying bills and covering daily expenses, but they make it far easier for the financially challenged to carelessly wrack up debt, cripple their credit rating or fall prey to identity thieves.

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How Insecure Is Your Credit Card? (The Motley Fool via Yahoo! News)

Let's pause for a moment to thank the nice folks at Javelin Strategy & Research. Why? Well, because they took the trouble to survey the credit card world to see which cards are the most secure for consumers. In the battle against identity theft, there are three chief areas that card issuers need to address: prevention, detection, and resolution.

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Master your credit cards by finding the fine print (Southeast Missourian)

This fine print is one of the main ways credit card companies can fool teenagers, and even some adults. "If it says free checking, zero percent APR, zero finance charges for 25 months, there's some...

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Mexican consumers embrace credit card craze (Miami Herald)

A few years ago, Valeria Snchez Marn did not have a credit card in her wallet. Now she's wielding plastic like a pro. She has two Visas and two department store cards, and she's making room for more.

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Credit cards see rise in interest rates (NDTV Profit)

The cascading effect of high interest rates is hitting credit card users now. After keeping interest rates unchanged for close to three years, credit card issuing banks have spiked rates.

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Pay more for your credit card dues (The Times of India)

MUMBAI: Credit cards will now pinch your pockets more as leading banks have hiked the rate of interest charged on card dues by 1-3% per month in the last two-three months. Credit card companies usually have a bill cycle of 30-45 days, beyond which they charge monthly interest rate.

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Dozens of legislators fail to detail credit-card expenses (El Paso Times)

HOUSTON -- Texas legislators have used credit cards to charge more than $1 million in political expenses since January 2005 but failed to disclose which vendors they bought from, a new analysis shows.

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Banks see highest loss in credit cards (Deccan Herald)

Banks are witnessing high losses in their credit card operations estimated at 12 per cent while the losses on account of personal loans work out to 4 per cent, according to a study conducted by a private bank.

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Dozens of legislators fail to detail campaign credit card expense (Laredo Morning Times)

HOUSTON - Texas legislators have used credit cards to charge more than $1 million in political expenses since January 2005 but failed to disclose which vendors they bought from, a new analysis shows.A Houston Chronicle review of ethics commission records between Jan. 1, 2005, and June 30 found dozens of legislators failing to comply with a 1981 law that requires disclosure of all political ...

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Commercial banks phasing out credit cards (The Herald)

ZIMBABWES commercial banks are phasing out credit cards in preference for debit cards citing unfavourable market conditions.

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Dozens of legislators fail to detail campaign credit card expense (KXXV Waco)

Associated Press - August 12, 2007 12:25 PM ET HOUSTON (AP) - Texas legislators have used credit cards to charge more than $1 million in political expenses since 2005.

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Dozens of legislators fail to detail campaign credit card expense (KTRE-TV East Texas)

HOUSTON (AP) - Texas legislators have used credit cards to charge more than $1 million in political expenses since 2005. But a new analysis shows they've failed to disclose which vendors they bought from.

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Dozens of legislators fail to detail credit card expense (News 8 Austin)

A new analysis shows that Texas Legislators often fail to disclose the vendors they bought from when using state credit cards.

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Dozens of legislators fail to detail credit card expense (News 8 Austin)

HOUSTON -- Texas legislators have used credit cards to charge more than $1 million in political expenses since 2005. Now a new analysis shows they've failed to disclose which vendors they bought from.

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Credit cards to pinch your pocket more! (Business Standard India)

Credit cards will now pinch your pockets more as leading banks have hiked the rate of interest charged on card dues by 1-3% per month in the last two-three months.

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Students could use lessons on credit cards (Baltimore Sun)

The credit card is fast becoming as much a staple of college life as backpacks and schoolbooks.

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Mexicans join credit card age (Los Angeles Times)

MEXICO CITY A few years ago, Valeria Sanchez Marin didn't have a credit card in her wallet. Now, she's wielding plastic like a pro. She has two Visas and two department store cards, and she's making room for more.

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Keep close eye on statements for debit cards (The Gleaner)

NEW YORK -- Americans are increasingly reaching for their debit cards rather than their credit cards when they're out shopping.

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Credit card firms set sights on college-age consumers (The Sentinel)

What age should kids first learn about credit cards?

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Credit Cards (Lafferty)

Lafferty Groups position as a leading supplier of data and analysis on more than 60 credit cards markets worldwide places us in a prominent position as an advisor to clients either operating in or looking to enter any of those markets.

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Are rewards credit cards a good bargain or just another bad debt? (The Indianapolis Star)

We've all heard the pitches. Rewards credit cards can offer big discounts on purchases of everything from new automobiles to appliances to vacation travel packages. However, these credit cards often carry higher interest rates and restrictions on their use.

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Police: Office Assistant Shops With Patient's Credit Cards (WESH via Yahoo! News)

Carolina Cruz is accused of stealing patient's confidential information and racking up thousands of dollars in charges while working as an office assistant at Blandon Dental in Oviedo and in Waterford Lakes. Investigators said Cruz didn't make it too hard to catch her, but they feat she could have more victims. Frank Adkins knew something was wrong when he receive a Target credit card that he ...

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Binge on easy credit to meet household needs (Sydney Morning Herald)

ACCESS to credit via cards and personal loans surged by 20 per cent in June, as households increase their exposure to debt to meet day-to-day needs and lenders become more aggressive in touting easy credit.

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Bankruptcy survivors targeted by credit cards (The State)

Credit-card companies target people fresh out of bankruptcy with credit offers, a finding that raises questions about the industrys efforts to paint bankruptcy filers as untrustworthy deadbeats, according to a recent study. The study by Katherine Porter, an associate professor of law at the University of Iowa, found that nearly 100 percent of more than 300 families surveyed had been offered ...

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Police: Office Assistant Shops With Patient's Credit Cards (WESH 2 Orlando)

A local dental office assistant has been charged with stealing patients' credit information and making several online purchases for herself.

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Just Say No to Credit Cards (KiplingerForecasts.com)

Too many college students are addicted to plastic. Here's why you should ignore the credit card solicitations -- for now.

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Credit cards a luring beast for students (The Red and Black)

Students enter college, and their mailboxes inevitably flood with enticing offers for credit cards. Many students go wrong when they feel the freedom of college and a little plastic card burning a hole in their pockets. Not paying back the money owed to credit card companies often leads students into debt.

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Firm urges credit card age increase (Channel 4)

A debt management company has called on the Government to increase the age at which people can apply for credit cards from 18 to 21.

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Postman stole 800 credit and debit cards (icCroydon)

A POSTMAN at Croydon sorting office stole letters containing credit and debit cards and sold them. Terral Allen took more than 800 items intended for homes in the Orchard Way area of Shirley.

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Shrewsbury police arrest 2 on charges of using stolen credit cards to buy gift cards (Asbury Park Press)

Two New York men have been arrested on charges of using stolen credit cards to buy gift cards at a local shopping mall, police said. Steven C. Wellen, 40, of Roosevelt, N.Y., and Cisco Ward, 32, of The Bronx, N.Y. were both charged with credit card fraud, possession of stolen credit cards, theft by deception and possession of hypodermic needles. Police said the needles were found in a vehicle in ...

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Suspect In Credit Card, Check Thefts Arrested (Southwest Times Record)

A man accused of using stolen checks and credit cards to make numerous refundable purchases was arrested Tuesday, only days after the apprehension of his alleged conspirator.

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Cops: Woman used man's credit cards (The Express-Times)

EASTON | A woman who police say racked up nearly $40,000 in credit card and phone bills on accounts belonging to a man who suffers from dementia waived her preliminary hearing Tuesday.

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Capital One to Buy NetSpend, Seller of Prepaid Debit Cards (Washington Post)

Capital One, the McLean financial services company, announced yesterday that it will purchase NetSpend Holdings, a retail seller of prepaid debit cards, for $700 million.

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Coca-Cola Vending Machines in US to Take Credit Cards, PayPass (Beverage World)

NEW YORK: USA Technologies Inc. and MasterCard Inc. on Tuesday said they will install 7,500 cashless payment terminals in Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. vending machines in the United States.

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Managing Your Credit Card Debts (Benton Evening News)

(ARA) - Credit cards are not always a bad thing, if you are smart with how you use them. They enable us to buy items immediately, eliminate having to carry cash, and record and track purchases. Disadvantages include interest, fees, and increased impulse buying.

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District to take credit cards (York Daily Record)

DALLASTOWN SCHOOLS The Dallastown Area School Board approved for the district to accept credit cards for payment of taxes, goods and services provided by the school district.

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Capital One to Buy NetSpend, Seller of Prepaid Debit Cards (Washington Post)

Capital One, the McLean financial services company, announced yesterday that it will purchase NetSpend Holdings, a retail seller of prepaid debit cards, for $700 million.

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Why Cash And Credit Cards Don't Mix! (The Motley Fool)

If you're ever tempted to withdraw cash using your credit card, then think again. We reveal the hideously high fees and interest rates charged.

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Consumer credit up in June (AP via Yahoo! News)

Consumers boosted their borrowing more than expected in June, reflecting another hefty jump in credit card debt.

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The rules of cards (The Cincinnati Post)

Americans are increasingly reaching for their debit cards rather than their credit cards when they're out shopping.

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Police Need Help Identifying Suspected Credit Card Abuser (KCBD-TV Lubbock)

Police say the man used stolen credit cards to finance his shopping trip to both Lowe's and Home Depot on Sunday, June 24th.

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Consumer credit rises strongly for second straight month (KIFI)

WASHINGTON (AP) - Consumer borrowing posted a bigger-than-expected increase in June as shoppers took out their credit cards. The Federal Reserve reports consumer credit rose at an annual rate of 6.5% following a surge of 7.9% in May.

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Business Digest: Vending machines to let shoppers use credit cards; Cisco Systems' earnings rise 25 percent in fourth ... (Austin American-Statesman)

NEW YORK USA Technologies Inc. and MasterCard Inc. on Tuesday said they will install 7,500 cashless payment terminals in Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. vending machines.

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US June Consumer Credit Increased $13.1 Billion (Nasdaq)

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- U.S. consumers increased their borrowing in June, the second gain in a row, as they borrowed for car and boat purchases, among other items, and with their credit cards.

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Couple faces five years in prison for credit card theft (Zanesville Times Recorder)

ZANESVILLE - Two Zanesville residents -Jason F. Dooley, 32, and Shannon M. Anderson, 26 -face prison after they pleaded guilty to stealing credit cards and charging gas at various locations throughout the county.

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Fed to meet amid housing, credit worries (AP via Yahoo! News)

Fears gripping Wall Street in recent weeks a worsening housing slump and a painful credit crunch are likely to figure prominently in discussions among Federal Reserve policymakers this week.

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Debit cards have their downside (Everett Herald)

NEW YORK - Americans are increasingly reaching for their debit cards rather than their credit cards when they're out shopping.

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Stolen Credit Card, Help Identify Suspects (WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg)

According to police, the two people seen here in the surveillance picture used a stolen credit card to make several purchases and bought $2,000 worth of gift cards at the...

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Shifting to debit cards has perils for unwary consumers (Sun-Sentinel)

NEW YORK Americans are increasingly reaching for their debit cards rather than their credit cards when they're out shopping.

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Financing renovations with credit cards (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)

A construction loan would have been a better choice, says Dr. Don.

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Weighing options of credit card debt consolidation effort (The Courier News)

D ear Debt Adviser: I have consolidated all of our credit card debt onto two credit cards with APRs of 4.99 percent and 2.99 percent until it is paid off. My husband wants us to take out a loan with the bank so that we are making set monthly payments, even though the interest rate would be considerably higher, possibly around 11.25 percent.

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Fishermen get credit cards under Swarojgar Yojna (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News)

The Union Minister of State for Finance, Pawan Kumar Bansal today presented credit cards to 54 fishermen belonging to the minority community of Bapu Dham Colony in a function held at the sector 28 Community Hall. These Punjab National Bank Swarojgar Yojna Cards will allow fishermen to enhance their existing business by taking a loan upto at least Rs 50,000 under the Swarojgar Yojna Scheme. ...

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Credit is important, and so is knowing your credit score (Daily Breeze)

NEW YORK - Not paying attention to your credit score can cost you a lot of money. Many people don't know that their score - a three-digit number derived from an analysis of how they handle debt - determines what interest rate they'll pay on credit cards, auto loans and home mortgages.

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Caregiver linked to thefts; Police say woman stole credit cards from elderly patients (Barrie Examiner)

Barrie police are remaining tight-lipped about a registered nurse's assistant who was charged yesterday for stealing credit cards from elderly patients while they were in hospital.

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Debt Adviser by Steve Bucci : Low-rate cards or loan? Either plan may work (Arizona Daily Star)

Q I have consolidated all of our credit-card debt onto two credit cards with APRs of 4.99 percent and 2.99 percent. My husband wants us to take out a loan so we will make set monthly payments though the interest would be considerably higher, around 11.25 percent.

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Using Your Credit Card on Vacation

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Easy-to-use debit cards can lead to pitfalls (San Diego Union-Tribune)

NEW YORK – Americans are increasingly reaching for their debit cards rather than their credit cards when they're shopping.

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Man charged with using assault victim's stolen credit cards (Chicago Tribune)

A 47-year-old man has been charged with using the stolen credit cards of a woman who was assaulted on a Lakeview street over the weekend, but has denied his role in the attack, police said Thursday.

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Feds take note of credit cards (Florida Today)

Credit card fees still rankle consumer groups and lawmakers.

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