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News Library - October, 2004

Duetto Card October, 15, 2004

A ground-breaking payment card that combines a general purpose credit card and rewards with a stored-value card is celebrating its first birthday this week. The "Starbucks Card Duetto VISA" enables Starbucks junkies the power to pay, reload, earn and redeem ... more

Jet Set October, 14, 2004

Card perks for the super affluent are taking off as American Express adds new discounts and options for the private jet use. "Platinum" and "Centurion" cardholders now can book private jet services via their cards plus receive service credits toward limousine ... more

Aug Dip October, 13, 2004

After a mid-summer spurt, Americans retreated in August as revolving credit took a dive. During August, consumers lopped-off $3.4 billion in revolving credit, mostly credit card debt. more

Schwab VISA October, 12, 2004

Charles Schwab Bank and MBNA have teamed to offer a new VISA credit card that will have the ability to redeem points for equity trades, starting in mid-November. The new "Charles Schwab Bank VISA" will offer MBNA's "WorldPoints Rewards" program, rewarding ... more

Electric Card October, 8, 2004

The "Circuit City VISA" card has been rewired with a new rewards program and powered by a new issuer. This week, Chase launched the "Circuit City Rewards VISA" card after acquiring the co-branded program from Circuit City on May 25th. more

Bankruptcy Momentum October, 7, 2004

The momentum in bankruptcy filings continues to slow as filings in August declined 9.0% year-on-year, and 5.7% sequentially. During August, 125,783 filings were made compared to 138,266 for August 2003. more

Open Season October, 6, 2004

Six years of legal wrangling over VISA and MasterCard U.S. exclusionary rules came to an end this week as the U.S. Supreme Court, without comment, rejected appeals from both card networks. In 1998, the U.S. Department of Justice, at the urging of American ... more

Target Market October, 5, 2004

If your household income is more than $125,000 per year, you might want to consider a bigger mailbox. Affluent Americans will be targeted heavily over the next year for payment cards as American Express teams up with the nation's third largest VISA and ... more

Card Value October, 4, 2004

Even though reward programs are heavily promoted by credit card issuers, consumers prefer a low interest rate or no annual fee most of all. Nearly half of Americans (47%) say a low interest rate is the most valuable credit card feature, while one-fourth say ... more

IN-NYC Card October, 1, 2004

American Express is giving its fellow New Yorkers an affinity card next week. The new "IN:NYC Card" offers "INSIDE Rewards" points redeemable for certificates at more than 70 New York City establishments or for one-of-a-kind experiential rewards. more