Re-thinking Credit Card Choices (Part 2)

Posted On: February 19, 2009

By Michael Killian, CardRatings.com Reporter
Editor’s Note: This article is the second of a two-part interview with Linda Sherry, the Director of National Priorities at Consumer Action.Mike: It has been suggested that those with good credit scores will find good credit card deals and those with poor scores will not find cards available at all. [...]

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Re-thinking Credit Card Choices (Part 1)

Posted On: February 17, 2009

By Michael Killian, CardRatings.com Reporter
Editor’s Note: This article is the first of a two-part interview with Linda Sherry, the Director of National Priorities at Consumer Action.Exceptional times often require exceptional measures to deal with events. No one doubts or questions the seriousness of our economy. Consumers are cutting spending and shedding debt whenever and wherever [...]

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Tips for Finding Your Best Secured Card

Posted On: February 12, 2009

An excerpt from How YOU Can Profit from Credit Cards: Using Credit to Improve Your Financial Life and Bottom Line.
Not all secured cards report to the three major credit reporting companies (Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion). To build or rebuild credit, it’s smart to get a card that does report to all three. Fortunately, many secured [...]

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Benefits of Secured Credit Cards

Posted On: February 11, 2009

An excerpt from How YOU Can Profit from Credit Cards: Using Credit to Improve Your Financial Life and Bottom Line.
A secured card is often the best answer if you can’t get a traditional card. Secured cards are accepted wherever credit cards can be used, and certainly come in handy for emergencies and for transactions [...]

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Alternative Credit Scores Provide Hope for Millions

Posted On: February 5, 2009

By Rick Shaffer, CardRatings.com Reporter

I would like to share some good news for the estimated 50 million consumers that have no credit rating or a limited credit history. There is now a viable option for establishing credit outside of the traditional avenues. The National Credit Reporting Association (NCRA)–a trade group representing small regional credit agencies–in [...]

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Altenative Credit Scores Provide Hope for Millions

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By Rick Shaffer, CardRatings.com Reporter
I would like to share some good news for the estimated 50 million consumers that have no credit rating or a limited credit history. There is now a viable option for establishing credit outside of the traditional avenues. The National Credit Reporting Association (NCRA)–a trade group representing small regional credit agencies–in [...]

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Credit Card Foreign Transaction Fees

Posted On: February 2, 2009

By Heshan Demel, CardRatings.com Reporter
Foreign exchange fees on credit cards should be of keen interest to those traveling beyond the borders of the United States. Exchange rates offered by credit cards may or may not be the best rates out there. Of equal and perhaps greater importance, however, is the foreign transaction fee that your [...]

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Credit Card News: Tips for Finding Your Best Secured Card

Posted On: February 1, 2009

An excerpt from How YOU Can Profit from Credit Cards: Using Credit to Improve Your Financial Life and Bottom Line.
Not all secured cards report to the three major credit reporting companies (Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion). To build or rebuild credit, it’s smart to get a card that does report to all three. Fortunately, many secured [...]

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Credit Card News: Re-thinking Credit Card Choices (Part 1)

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By Michael Killian, CardRatings.com Reporter
Editor’s Note: This article is the first of a two-part interview with Linda Sherry, the Director of National Priorities at Consumer Action.Exceptional times often require exceptional measures to deal with events. No one doubts or questions the seriousness of our economy. Consumers are cutting spending and shedding debt whenever and wherever [...]

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Credit Card News: Re-thinking Credit Card Choices (Part 2)

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By Michael Killian, CardRatings.com Reporter
Editor’s Note: This article is the second of a two-part interview with Linda Sherry, the Director of National Priorities at Consumer Action.Mike: It has been suggested that those with good credit scores will find good credit card deals and those with poor scores will not find cards available at all. [...]

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