How a New Innovative Savings Program can Help You Pay Down Your Credit Card Debt

Posted On: June 1, 2009

By Mike Killian, CardRatings.com< Reporter
Editor’s Note: This article is part of a popular Q & A format series in which we interview experts and industry professionals that have made significant contributions to the credit card industry and/or to promoting financial literacy.
Have you ever wondered why it’s so hard to make extra payments (beyond the [...]

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Discover Card Consumer Survey Shows we’re Upbeat about our Personal Finances, but…

Posted On: September 10, 2007

By Curtis Arnold, Founder of CardRatings.com In May, Discover launched a new research program, the “Spending Confidence Monitor,” with Rasmussen Reports, a well-known, independent survey research firm. Together, they’re planning to survey lots of us every month – they interviewed 500 consumers daily (15,000 total) in August alone – to find out what we think [...]

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Easy Approval Credit Cards for Re-Establishing Credit

Posted On: January 10, 2007

Author: needaloan
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 7:03 pm
Post subject: Re-establishing Credit: Please post results
You guys recently posted a topic about approved credit applications, but I mostly noticed a trend in people that had moderately good credit with no previous adverse credit history, and was wondering for those out there who are re-establishing their credit, [...]

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Capital One Purchase Checks Review

Posted On: July 24, 2006

Author: JaneiR36
Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 7:55 pm
Post subject: Cap One purchase checks… too good to be true?
I just had to go back home today because a place where I was doing an application would only accept cash or checks, and I didn’t have enough money in my bank account. On my way home [...]

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Building Credit With Credit Cards

Posted On: March 22, 2006

Author: Board Monitor
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 4:18 pm
Post subject: Should I Apply for New Credit Card?
This message posted by e-mail request from one of the visitors to our site:
I re-started credit just recently, even though i have one card from 1999, with 6 thousand credit on it. my f.i.c.a. through equifax is 697, as [...]

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Four Rebate Credit Cards: AMEX, Bank One, Citibank, Discover

Posted On: December 17, 2005

Author: Daryl
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 11:53 am
Post subject: Four Rebate Credit Cards: AMEX, Bank One, Citibank, Discover
11/7/2002 4:53 pm CDT
I have four rebate cards: AMEX Cash Rebate ($15,000 limit), Bank One Priority Rewards Worldwide Visa ($9500 limit), Citibank Platinum Dividend Select Mastercard ($13,000 limit), and Discover Platinum ($6000 Limit).
I [...]

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Borrowing Money From a Credit Card to Open a Business

Posted On: November 1, 2005

Author: GuEsT
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 10:06 am
Post subject: Borrowing Money From a Credit Card to Open a Business
I have NO cash but a lot of available credit. I’m looking to buy an existing bagel store for $170,000 (85K down and the seller will finance the other 85K). Is it feasible to take out the [...]

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