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Platinum AAdvantage December, 3, 1997

The nation's largest co-branded airline bank credit card has gone platinum. Citibank and American Airlines rolled out the new 'Citibank Platinum Select AAdvantage' yesterday. The upgraded program offers unlimited air mileage earned on purchases, double air ... more

Holiday Sales Weak December, 3, 1997

Consumer spending for the three-day Thanksgiving weekend showed only a slight gain over last year's strong Thanksgiving weekend sales, resulting in a 1.0 percent gain in same-store sales, according to TeleCheck Services, the world's leading check-acceptance ... more

Easing Holiday Pressure December, 1, 1997

The candy corn was barely off the shelves and the Plastic Halloween pumpkins relegated to the sale bins this year when the stores were festooned with Christmas adornments. The pressure to shop -- early and often -- is on. more

CompuServe's Holiday Headquarters December, 1, 1997

CompuServe offers a simplified approach to the holidays this season: CSi's Holiday Headquarters. A special community highlighting online areas, Holiday Headquarters lets busy professionals take care of their holiday needs. more

Stogie VISA November, 26, 1997

First USA and Consolidated Cigar Corp. teamed up yesterday to roll out three new platinum cards targeted at the cigar aficionado. The 'Montecristo', 'H. Upmann' and 'Cigar Lover's' Platinum VISA cards will carry First USA's flagship pricing: no annual fee; ... more

Genus Holiday Hotline November, 26, 1997

As consumers head off to the malls the day after Thanksgiving, kicking off the biggest shopping season of the year, Genus Credit Management today launches its automated Holiday Hotline. The interactive, strictly confidential Holiday Hotline 888-GENUS 12, is a ... more

VISA Gift Wrap Underway November, 25, 1997

Santa's not the only big attraction in malls this holiday season. Visa U.S.A.'s Free Gift Wrap campaign is drawing crowds for its third consecutive year - and drawing millions of dollars into participating malls. more

Xmas Card Volume November, 24, 1997

U.S. consumers will charge about $3.5 billion per day during the 27 Christmas shopping days between the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Day this year. According to the December issue of CardTrak, to be released this morning, consumers will rack up $95.3 ... more

They Can Pay November, 23, 1997

About 25% of all debtors filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy could repay 30% or more of their non-housing debts according to a study released Friday by the Credit Research Center of Georgetown University. The study also noted that 5% of Chapter 7 filers could repay ... more

BofA HomeBanking November, 21, 1997

Yesterday, Bank of America's 'HomeBanking' service dropped all access fees, reduced fees for online bill payment and added a new service enabling customers to view credit card account information. California-based checking account customers can now access ... more
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