Whom do you trust? A new survey reveals that online users overwhelmingly support government intervention to set standards for how companies may use personal information gathered through the Internet and WWW.
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While RocketCash, Cybermoola, and PocketCard have launched new payment systems for teenagers, there is another alternative that has been around for the past two years. It is prepaid VISA and MasterCard gift cards.
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American consumers are piling on debt like there is no tomorrow. The latest figures, released this week from the Federal Reserve, show consumers added nearly $6 billion to revolving credit during February.
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Building good credit as a student or young consumer can save more than $500,000 over a lifetime. This is one of the messages from the nation's top award winning Web site created by 17 year-old Andris McKinley of Frederick, Maryland.
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America is churning out financially illiterate students. Believe it or not - - the problem is getting worse. The Washington, DC-based Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy released a study last week which measured 12th graders' level of ...
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Nordstrom has launched the first space age store credit card that rewards customers on how much they spend as well as how long they have been a cardholder. The fashion specialty retailer unveiled its new credit cards last week.
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The Internet is no longer the domain of geeks, perverts and teenyboppers. Media Metrix reported last week that the number of baby boomers and seniors on the Internet grew by 18.4% last year, making them the fastest growing Internet population.
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VISA is sending three kids from the USA halfway around the world to see the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. VISA has officially opened the "VISA Olympics of the Imagination" contest to U.S. children.
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Catch a record size bass and win a million bucks. What a country! VISA and Wal-Mart have teamed up to sponsor the richest promotion in the history of fishing. Competitive bass fishing's prestigious Wal-Mart FLW Tour will offer FLW Tour anglers and fishing ...
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Consumers love shopping for credit cards over the Internet but are less likely to respond to mortgage offers. And some consumers are damaging their credit ratings by responding to too many online credit offers.
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