Is Your Credit Card Ripping You Off?
Looking for some help with personal finances, such as finding a better credit card? Several online sites are waiting to help. The best-known is Credit Karma which ranks as a “unicorn” — i.e. worth over...
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Chip Or Dip? Move To Chip-based Cards No Picnic
Retailers and credit card companies aren't prepared for cards with chips. The post Chip Or Dip? Move To Chip-based Cards No Picnic appeared first on Liberty Investor™.
View Article10 Ways To Protect Yourself From Identity Theft
In a new poll, AARP Research asked 2,250 Americans about their experiences with identity theft. More than 12 percent said unauthorized purchases were made in their name in the past year. According to...
View ArticleHow To Avoid These Common Credit Card Traps
Credit cards are incredibly profitable. Capital One Financial Corp generated a net revenue margin of 17.29 percent during the last three months of 2014, a staggering margin in a world of ultra-low...
View ArticlePay Off Credit Card Debt: Balance Transfers, Loans Or Dave Ramsey?
Nearly half of Americans will not pay off their credit card balance in full this month. We are addicted to plastic, and credit card companies continue to make outsized returns because interest rates...
View ArticleThis Week In Credit Card News: Bar & Restaurant Data Breach; Credit Card Debt...
Does Credit Card Debt Lead to Depression? Researchers have found a statistically significant link between short-term household debt, such as debt on credit cards and overdue bills, and increases in...
View ArticleCredit Card Fraud Alerts Are Often False Alarms
Among Americans who’ve had a credit or debit card transaction flagged because of suspected fraud, roughly 7 out of 10 said at least one of those alerts was a false alarm, according to a new...
View ArticleBad Credit? Banks Want To Give You Credit Cards
Today, TransUnion released credit card industry origination data for the last three months of 2014, and the results are startling. In a country that is already heavily saturated with plastic, 14.41...
View ArticleAmericans Are, By Far, Hackers’ Favorite Credit-card Fraud Targets
Credit-card fraudsters are everywhere these days, but when it comes to targeting victims, they have a special fondness for Americans. Nearly half of all the credit card fraud around the world occurs in...
View Article7 Credit Cards For Recent College Grads
If you’re a recent college graduate, you might be looking for a credit card to add to your wallet. It’s a good way to build your credit history as you enter the phase of your life where you’ll be out...
View ArticleSkip Credit Card Cash Advances: Convenience Costs Too Much
I get little “convenience” checks every month from my credit card company with messages on how I can get quick cash from my account — just like an ATM. I’ve never used them because they carry high fees...
View ArticlePut It On The Card! Congressman Proposes To Make Credit Card Debt Forgiveness...
Do you want lots of nice things? Do you lack the money to pay for those nice things? Well, don’t let that stop you. This is America, dammit, and our founding fathers invented credit cards specifically...
View ArticleFBI Warning On New Credit Card Malware, Huge Growth In Mobile Banking
FBI Warns Retailers of New Credit Card Malware A recent cyber attack against a restaurant chain’s credit card system prompted the FBI to issue a warning last week that criminal hackers are using new...
View ArticleThis Week In Credit Card News: Huge Growth In Mobile Wallets; The Sex Pistols...
Almost One in Six US Consumers are Using Mobile Wallets Almost one in six US consumers (15%) have used a mobile wallet in the past six months, up from 9% in the same period in 2013, and an additional...
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Under Pressure, MasterCard Stops Doing Business With Backpage.com
Credit card company takes action against web site after request from Cook County sheriff The post Under Pressure, MasterCard Stops Doing Business With Backpage.com appeared first on Liberty...
View ArticlePay Off $10K Of Credit Card Debt? A CFP Shows You How
I’ve always been the kind of person who believed in taking hold of my happiness—a conviction that led me to leave a comfortable career for more artistic pursuits. Three years ago I quit my...
View ArticleEU Antitrust Regulator Accuses MasterCard Of Excessive Card Fees
EU antitrust regulators accused MasterCard on Thursday of over-charging non-European cardholders to process their purchases in Europe, the second time the EU has taken on the world’s No. 2 credit and...
View ArticleCredit Card Rewards At Risk: EU Attacks MasterCard
The European Union has filed antitrust charges against MasterCard. The EU believes that MasterCard is artificially increasing the cost of credit card payments. If successful, MasterCard could be forced...
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Credit Card Survey: 1 Of 100 Has 0 Fees; 2 Have 12
Consumers would be wise to shop around for credit cards, with some charging many fees The post Credit Card Survey: 1 Of 100 Has 0 Fees; 2 Have 12 appeared first on Liberty Investor™.
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Citi Pays $700M Over Credit Card Marketing
About 7 million consumer accounts affected by illegal practices involving add-on products. The post Citi Pays $700M Over Credit Card Marketing appeared first on Liberty Investor™.
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