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Revealing Scores January, 12, 2001

The mystery of credit scores is fading away as one of the big three credit bureaus is gearing up to reveal and analyze the info for consumers. Equifax, the credit bureau, and Fair, Isaac, the credit scoring technologists, are unveiling a new online credit ... more

Beam Me Up January, 11, 2001

You may whip out your Palm instead of your credit card to pay for hotel room in the not too distant future. Palm unveiled its new eWallet this week, which uses an infrared beam to conduct payment transactions. more

Phast Food January, 10, 2001

In the near future you may trade your cell phone for a hamburger. Mobile phone giant, Nokia, unveiled this week a new SmartCover that will enable users to have their cell phones scanned to make purchases. more

January Surprise January, 3, 2001

The Federal Reserve handed American consumers a New Year's surprise today in the form of a rate cut. While the half-a-point rate cut will immediately revive the stock market it will also drive down interest rates for consumer loans, especially credit cards. more

Holiday Blues January, 2, 2001

The 2000 holiday shopping season did not a happy Santa make. While Internet shopping and credit card usage enjoyed their best year ever, overall the biggest shopping season of the year was a bust. more

Slamming Charges January, 1, 2001

A Florida woman who just wanted to see The Who in concert had her credit card slammed with unwanted charges from two of America's top brand names. Her frustration in clearing up the problem has given way to a major federal lawsuit against Ticketmaster and ... more
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