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News Library - April, 2007

Jetsetter Card April, 12, 2007

Prepaid cards are now for the upper crust too! A private jet charter card has been launched with a starting denomination of 100,000 smackers. American Express Incentive Services has teamed with JetOne Jets to offer the new prepaid card. more

Feb Debt April, 11, 2007

Consumer revolving credit jumped by $2.5 billion in February after a very sluggish January wherein Americans added $1.3 billion from the prior month. Revolving consumer credit set a new record of nearly $884 billion in February, growing at an annual rate of ... more

Gift Card Settlement April, 10, 2007

Another retail gift card issuer has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it engaged in deceptive practices in advertising and selling its cards. Darden Restaurants, which owns restaurant chains Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Smokey Bones, and ... more

Bankruptcy 2007 April, 9, 2007

Overall, post-holiday bankruptcy filings surged in the first three months of this year to more than 185,000, a nearly 60% increase over the year-ago period. Momentum exploded in March, rising more than 30% over the prior month. more

WNBA Cards April, 5, 2007

The Women's National Basketball Association now has a set of Discover credit cards for each of its thirteen teams. Applicants for the new team-affiliated cards, as well as all Discover cardholders, can gain access to the "Discover Card Fan Lounge" at select ... more

Discover Makeover April, 4, 2007

Discover cards are undergoing a makeover with new designs, new names and extra benefits added. Two of its most popular credit cards have been renamed. The "Discover Platinum Card" is now the "Discover More Card" and and the "Discover Gas Card" is now the ... more

Catholic VISA April, 3, 2007

More than a million Catholics in the USA are being solicited this week for a new VISA card that benefits Catholic Church programs in more than 1,150 mission dioceses in the world's poorest countries. The new "World Missions VISA" represents the joint efforts ... more

What's My Score April, 2, 2007

As "Financial Literacy Month" gets underway in April, VISA announced a program to provide free "FICO" credit scores and comprehensive financial education resources to college students. The "What's My Score program will offer up to 5,000 free credit scores to ... more