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Sony Card February, 27, 2004

Sony's VISA card is alive and well . . . it just changed hands. This week Sony and Bank One re-launched the "Sony Card," after a five year run at Citibank. The new version offers triple points for every dollar in card purchases spent on Sony products ... more

Bankruptcy 2003 February, 26, 2004

Consumer bankruptcy filings exceeded 1.6 million last year, a record for a calendar year. However, the figure did not break the historic high for a 12-month period, which was set in the period ending September 30, 2003. more

Miles Gift Card February, 25, 2004

Delta Air Lines has become the first carrier to launch mileage gift cards. The new "SkyMiles Program Gift Card" is available in increments of 250 miles or 1,000 miles. The airline is currently offering the cards at all Atlanta-area city ticket offices and ... more

DSR February, 24, 2004

Homeowners' debt service burdens have increased nearly two and half percentage points over the past decade, from 10.84% in 1993 to 13.30% in 2003. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said this week the increase is associated with rising levels of credit ... more

Card Upgrades February, 23, 2004

More than half of Americans say they have a received a credit card in the mail that they neither applied for or were expecting. While federal law prohibits card issuers from mailing real credit cards to "prospective" customers, it is perfectly legal to ... more

Phishing Bait February, 20, 2004

The virtual bad guys are relentless in their pursuit to fool Internet users into visiting fake bank sites, downloading keyloggers, or infecting computers with a wide variety of Trojan programs. Email fraud and phishing attacks grew by more than 50% in ... more

DNC Registry February, 19, 2004

The "National Do Not Call Registry" is here to stay after a federal court ruled this week that the new government service does not violate the Constitution. Since going online nearly five months ago, the "Registry" now stands guard over 55 million telephone ... more

Tax Miles February, 18, 2004

Using your credit card to pay personal income taxes was a toss-up for many consumers due to processing fees, but not any longer. Between March 1st and April 30th, Bank One will be awarding double miles to cardholders using their "United Mileage Plus VISA" to ... more

Real Rewards February, 17, 2004

A new credit card was launched this week that rewards cardholders for making purchases, maintaining a balance, and making payments on time. Under the new "Providian Real Rewards VISA," cardholders earn one point per $1 spent, 10 points for each $100 in ... more

$Trillion Club February, 13, 2004

A fledgling million dollar business fifty years ago, the credit card business has now zoomed, big time, into the trillion dollar club. For the first time, Americans charged $2 trillion on their major credit cards in one year, and amassed more than $2 trillion ... more