Marquis Jet has become the exclusive private aviation partner of the "MERRILL+" and "Merrill Lynch VISA Signature" card program. Under the partnership, cardholders who purchase a 25-hour "Marquis Jet" card will have their choice of either an additional free ...
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The gift card industry is quickly massaging its way into the spa market. This week, three new cards were launched for beauty and health services. The "giveBeauty Gift Card" can be used at health and beauty professionals nationwide participating in the ...
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Bankruptcy filings dropped like a rock during October, declining more than 10% over year ago levels. Overall, bankruptcy filings are down more than 3% this year. During October, 133,404 filings were made compared to 148,044 for October 2003.
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More than 20 million general purpose credit and debit cards were added to the national cardbase during the third quarter. VISA, which holds a 52% share based on total U.S. cards-in-force, added more than nine million cards to end the quarter with 452.5 ...
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VISA and MasterCard continue to jockey for leadership in the credit card market as MasterCard leads in accounts but lags in outstandings. At the end of the third quarter, VISA had $293.5 billion in U.S. credit card outstandings, compared to $282.7 billion for ...
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Americans went into the "red" to make last Friday "black." VISA reported that overall retail volume on credit and debit cards for November 26th was up 12%. MasterCard processed over 35.1 million credit transactions on "Black Friday," a 10% growth over the ...
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Getting your name embossed on a gift card is cool, but getting a card with a family portrait on it, or a pix of the intended gift is really cool. This week, Sears added personalization to its popular gift cards.
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Those cuddly little "Boyds Bears" have landed their own credit card. Cleveland-based National City has launched a co-branded card with PA-based The Boyds Collection Ltd. The new "Boyds Bears VISA Platinum" credit card offers one collectible bear for the first ...
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Americans made $598.8 billion in purchases and cash advances on VISA, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover credit and debit cards during the third quarter of this year. Through September 30th, consumers charged more than $1.7 trillion on major credit ...
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While there is a lot of yackety-yak about "Black Friday," the blackest days will likely be December 11th, 18th and 23rd. If you want to avoid lines at the payment register try November 29th and 30th, as well as December 6th and 7th.
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