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Authors
May 2006
Can a Credit Card Annual Fee Be Waived?
Written by Curtis Arnold
Posted On: May 25, 2006
Author: bullet87 Post subject: Will credit card companies waive an annual fee... if you tell them that you are going to cancel their card? I found a Chase hotel co-branded card that I would use once or twice a year for travel that is free the first year and costs $29 yearly after [...]
Insider Tips on Maintaining a Good Credit Score During Credit Counseling
Written by Mike Killian
Posted On: May 25, 2006
If I was considering which credit card was best for me, a future need of credit counseling would certainly not be a concern of mine. But if the purpose of getting the credit card was to take advantage of a balance transfer offer or debt consolidation, perhaps it should be. In a conversation with Jim Young, [...]
Upgrading to an Unsecured Credit Card
Written by Joe Taylor Jr.
Posted On: May 19, 2006
Ready to upgrade to unsecured credit card, Advise please! Hello, I have successfully gotten my mom a credit history built over the past year. Currently she holds a citi secured credit card ($500 credit line). I'd like here to upgrade to a unsecured card with the lowest available annual fee and interest rate she [...]
A Condensed Consumer Guide to Surviving Credit Card Company Mergers
Written by Mike Killian
Posted On: May 19, 2006
Recently David Lazarus of the San Franciso Chronicle wrote an article entitled Beware MBNA Changes. As the title indicates, the thrust of the feature concerned the recent changes caused by the merger of Bank of America (BofA) and MBNA. The expose focused on the negative impact to existing MBNA credit card holders. I interviewed a [...]
Got Mail? A Record Six Billion Credit Card Offers Were Mailed Last Year!
Written by CardRatings.com
Posted On: May 15, 2006
If Americans have noticed an increased volume of credit card offers in their mailboxes recently, they’re not imagining things. Mail Monitor, the direct mail offer tracking service from global market research firm Synovate, announced that over six billion credit card offers were mailed to U.S. citizens in the year 2005. That’s an increase of 16% from [...]
Falling Credit Card Delinquencies May Be Short-Lived
Written by Mike Killian
Posted On: May 9, 2006
The The American Bankers Association (ABA) recently reported that the percentage of credit card accounts 30 or more days past due slipped to 4.27 percent in the 4th quarter of 2005 (October-December). However, another recent article published on CardRatings.com, Trends in the Federal Report, suggests an increase of credit card balances from 2001-2004. These two [...]
Discover Credit Card Offers Can Help Consumers Combat High Gas Prices
Written by Mike Killian
Posted On: May 3, 2006
Celebrating 20 years of its Cash Rewards Program, Discover Card currently offers two great ways to save money at the gasoline pumps. Each quarter, Discover Card offers 5% back for selected purchases within various categories through the Get More Program. For example, Discover currently offers 5% back on all gasoline and auto service and parts through [...]
Credit Tips: Are Department Store Credit Cards Easy to Get?
Written by Curtis Arnold
Posted On: May 1, 2006
Author: wanda89Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 2:08 pm Post subject: Easy to get Dept. store or gas credit cards???????? Hi, Does anyone know of any easy to get Dept. store or gas cards? Besides Target. I have that one. If so please list your scores and states and what CB [...]
