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Fraudulent Credit Card Charges Really Do Happen All the Time — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:45:31 +0000

Recent reports indicate that the majority of the time when your credit card company calls you to inquire about potentially fraudulent activity on your account, it is not an attempt to sell you additional products and services. Rather, it is a real security warning. and going forward you might want to start answering those calls.

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Credit Card Delinquencies Reach 11-Year Low — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 15:21:14 +0000

These days more credit card customers are paying their bills on time than they have over the course of the last decade.

A report released earlier today by the American Bankers Association indicates that delinquencies on credit cards are currently at an 11-year low, with only 2.93 percent of credit accounts reported past due by 30 days or more. These figures come in substantially under the 3.91 percent 15-year average.

So, what’s with all of the newfound responsibility?

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Discover Misleads Cardholders, Will Issue $200 Million Refund — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:33:50 +0000

Do you have a Discover card? If so, you can expect to receive a refund.

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Do Women Pay More than Men for Credit Cards?

Don Deane — Fri, 04 May 2012 14:53:49 +0000

According to a new study by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, men and women aren’t equal when it comes to credit cards. It says that, on the average, women pay half a point higher on credit card interest rates than men do, even when income and level of education are factored in.

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Credit Card Interest Rates Rise

Shauna Wright — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:00:51 +0000

If you have a new credit card, chances are good you’re paying more for the privilege now than ever before — interest rates have reached an almost unparallelled high.

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