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Audi Card April, 7, 2004

The pioneer of the quattro all-wheel drive system is teaming up with the nation's sixth-largest bank holding company to launch a co-branded, high-end credit card next month. The new "Audi VISA Signature Card" rewards cardholders with two points for every ... more

Card Mail April, 2, 2004

Letter carrier's have a lighter load these days thanks to a pull-back in credit card marketing. Direct mail credit card offers declined 12% last year to 4.3 billion after peaking at 5.0 billion two years ago. more

Trump Card April, 1, 2004

Master brander Donald Trump can really blow his horn as he now has a credit card he can call his own. Trump and Bank One have partnered to launch the "Trump Rewards VISA" offering a 1% rebate on all purchases, and a 2% rebate on purchases at Trump casinos. more

Zero% 2005 March, 31, 2004

The zero percent APR for bank credit cards is still alive and well, even though there are rumblings that the Feds may jack-up short-term rates by the end of 2004. Fleet is now offering a 0% interest rate on new purchases through June 2005 on its "Platinum ... more

Super Fun March, 30, 2004

A Comedian and Kryptonian have come together to entertain visitors with chronicles of their daily exploits via an American Express Web site. Jerry Seinfeld and Superman star in a four-minute webisode, entitled "A Uniform Used to Mean Something." more

e-Checks March, 29, 2004

For the first time, the number of ACH debits originated by commercial financial institutions exceeded the number of ACH credits, thanks to the rapid growth of consumer e-checks. Collectively, more than 1.3 billion e-check payments were made last year, a 154% ... more

Laptops for Balances March, 26, 2004

A Minneapolis bank has come up with a novel way to pull in balances to its new credit card. Universal Savings Bank is offering brand new laptop computers in exchange for transferring a balance of at least $5,000 from other credit cards. more

Delinquency Spike March, 25, 2004

Credit card delinquency, based on the number of accounts 30+ days past due, hit an all-time high of 4.43% in the fourth quarter. Based on total dollars outstanding, bank card delinquencies rose to 4.92%, compared to the previous quarter's 4.66%, but below the ... more

Spam Spoof March, 24, 2004

Nearly 300 email fraud and phishing attacks were launched last month including 58 on Citibank and 42 on PayPal. Phishing attacks involve the mass distribution of spoofed email messages with return addresses, links, and branding which appear to come from ... more

Free-Loaders March, 23, 2004

The number of Americans paying-off credit card balances in-full each month has edged down for the third consecutive year. After peaking at 44.4% in 2000, the number of free-loaders, who avoid paying credit card interest charges, has slipped to 38.3%, about ... more

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