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Gen Z March, 29, 2007

More than four out of ten young consumers between the ages of 18 and 21 who surf the Web now own a credit card, and 65% of this "Gen Z" online group used the Web to apply for a credit card. A new research report also found that Capital One was the most ... more

Reward Finders March, 28, 2007

American Express has added even more functionality to its popular "Membership Rewards" program with the addition of online booking tools for its charge card customers. The new "Flight Finder" and "Room Finder" tools enable members to search award inventory, ... more

Tax Sale March, 27, 2007

H&R Block has cut the convenience fee to 1.99% from 2.49% for taxpayers making payments via MasterCard, VISA or Discover cards. However, the special convenience fee rate expires April 17th. more

Countrywide VISA March, 26, 2007

The nation's top home loan lender has added more punch to its VISA credit card. The new "Countrywide Rewards Platinum VISA" now offers a double reward option. Cardholders earn one point for every dollar spent on purchases and interest with no point cap. more

GratisCard March, 23, 2007

A revolutionary new payment card is gearing-up for an April rollout that could nibble away at U.S. payment card pie. The PIN-based anonymous payment card has only a bar code and an account number encoded on its mag stripe. more

Net Worth March, 22, 2007

How much is your identity worth on the online black market? Not much! A tracking service has found that an identity, including a U.S. bank account, credit card, date of birth and government issued identification number, sells on underground economy servers ... more

Zappos VISA March, 21, 2007

The nation's second largest bank credit card issuer has laced up another co-branded rewards credit card. Zappos.com, the online shoe giant, has teamed with Chase to launch the "Zappos Rewards VISA." more

Private Pass March, 20, 2007

The magic day is here to land some tickets for an intimate concert series featuring Prince, Christina Aguilera and Dave Matthews. If you've got a "Citi AAdvantage" credit card then you've got a shot at tickets via Citi's "Private Pass" program. more

Card Rates March, 19, 2007

Credit card interest rates offered by the nation's largest issuers currently average 13.79%. Average rates now range from 11.66% for low interest rate credit cards to 17.88% for student credit cards. more

Cards Online March, 16, 2007

New Web site research reveals that Capital One ranked as the #1 site in online customer experience, Discover ranked the #1 site for online prospective customers/acquisitions and U.S. Bank ranked as #1 in online service levels. Bank of America was ranked ... more