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Holiday Sales November, 28, 2003

Credit card activity during the pre-Thanksgiving week, considered the first week of the holiday shopping season, shows that consumers are spending about 9% more this year. VISA, which handles more than half of all general purpose payment card transactions in ... more

Bankruptcy Mistake November, 27, 2003

Filing personal bankruptcy may give you a way out of an uncomfortable situation and possibly a clean start, but it could shut you out of the credit market for as long as ten years. Furthermore, it can have a long-term negative impact on your ability to find a ... more

CCA Crackdown November, 26, 2003

The recent recession has been a real boon to credit counseling agencies as many consumers got caught in the debt trap. But, it has apparently been a bit too lucrative for some CCAs as the Federal Trade Commission has launched a crackdown to clean up the ... more

Liberty Card November, 25, 2003

American Express is spearheading a drive to reopen the Statue of Liberty and is asking its cardholders to donate their points and/or charge their cash contributions to "The Card." The nation's leading charge card issuer is also donating one cent to The Statue ... more

Prepaid Cards November, 21, 2003

As the "pay later" market evolved in the 1980s and the "pay now" market evolved in the 1990s, the emerging market of the 2000s is "pay before." While the developed credit card and debit card market account for trillions of transaction dollars annually, the ... more

Fiscal Fitness Month November, 20, 2003

Hundreds of student teams are competing this month to help Americans in their local communities to fight the credit binge and achieve financial independence. The effort is being led by the non-profit Students In Free Enterprise which has deemed November to be ... more

Natural Golf VISA November, 19, 2003

The nation's fastest-growing golf instruction and equipment company has teamed up with Ohio-based National City Bank to launch a rewards credit card that will not get you teed-off. The new "Natural Golf VISA Platinum" offers cardholders 2% back on all ... more

HSN CARD November, 18, 2003

TV shopping network HSN is launching a rewards bank credit card with Providian. The new "HSN Rewards Card" will enable its users to earn points for dollars spent, which they can use towards the purchase of HSN merchandise. more

Bankruptcy Record November, 17, 2003

Bankruptcy filings for the twelve-month period ending September 30th again hit an all-time high of 1.66 million, a 7.4% increase over the same period in 2002. Chapter 7 filings hit 1.18 million and Chapter 13 filings approached 500,000 over the past twelve ... more

Card Week November, 14, 2003

Next week marks the time when payment card executives will come together for two of the biggest and most important industry events of the year. BAI's Retail Delivery Conference is set for New Orleans, while the Cartes 2003 event will be held as usual, in ... more
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