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Juiced-Up Cards September, 15, 1997

With nearly 25 million “credit challenged” American consumers the sub-prime credit card market is becoming crowded as more issuers jump in offering unsecured credit lines in exchange for exorbitant fees. The September issue of CardTrak, released Friday, ... more

Internet Card Fraud September, 15, 1997

The National Consumer League’s ‘Internet Fraud Watch’ ranked fraudulent credit card offers as #8 among its top 10 list of Internet scams. The NCL says overall fraud reports have tripled during the past year with multilevel marketing, auctions and sweepstakes ... more

VISA-Host Marriott Sweepstakes September, 15, 1997

Host Marriott Services Corporation the leading food, beverage and retail concessionaire in travel and entertainment venues, announced today that it is teaming up with Visa U.S.A. to promote an "Around the World Family Sweepstakes" for customers at it's more ... more

Credit Card Donations for Princess Di September, 14, 1997

Fleet Bank, the official U.S. point of collections for the "Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund," announced today that it has established a toll-free number for those who wish to make contributions to the fund via MasterCard(R) or VISA(R). The toll-free ... more

MasterMoney Campaign September, 12, 1997

MasterCard is teaming up with a consumer advocacy group to educate 40 million U.S. consumers about debit cards and is launching a $100,000 sweepstakes to raise awareness of ‘MasterMoney’. In partnership with Call For Action, MasterCard will distribute a free ... more

New Generation of Convenience Users? September, 11, 1997

A new study shows that 61% of students responsible for paying their credit card bills pay the whole amount each month. The '1997 Phoenix Student Fiscal Fitness Survey' of 1,200 students nationwide also revealed that 24% of students have a credit card for ... more

Alamo-AmEx Cardholder September, 11, 1997

Alamo Rent A Car has teamed up with American Express to offer something extra at a great price for American Express(R) Cardmembers. From now until December 15, 1997, American Express Cardmembers can rent a Luxury car or a Sport Utility Vehicle, for just $49 a ... more

Chase Goes Platinum September, 9, 1997

Chase has joined the Platinum card war to compete with MBNA, First USA, Banc One and Citibank. The Chase Platinum Visa and MasterCard features credit lines up to $100,000, automatic enrollment in 'Chase’s Flight Rewards' program and $1 million in travel ... more

Federated's Family of Cards September, 9, 1997

Federated Department Stores announced Monday a new national customer rewards program called ‘Family of Cards’. The announcement follows three years of prototype development. Family of Cards is a multi-tiered program offering complimentary gift wrap, basic ... more

Mall VIP VISA September, 5, 1997

PNC Bank unveiled a new VISA card yesterday offering cardholders a 2% rebate on purchases at participating shopping malls and a 1% rebate on all other purchases. The new ‘Mall V.I.P. VISA’ card will issue the rebates monthly in the form of ‘Mall V.I.P. ... more
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