Kudos & Community Outreach 2008

"CardRatings is among an elite few: a personal-finance gem in cyberspace..." USA Today Newspaper (as selected by staff writers in June, 2007)

"My favorite credit card review site..." Jean Chatzky, Financial Editor of NBC's Today Show


We are honored that we have received so much national recognition since our organization established an online presence in 1998 and we always welcome media or press inquiries. We are very pleased that our recognition has continued to grow in 2007.


April

  • Curtis Arnold, CardRatings.com Founder, quoted in an article about Capital One changing several of their credit cards from variable to fixed rates that was featured in The Wall Street Jounal. The article was written by By Jane Kim.
  • Curtis Arnold, CardRatings.com Founder, quoted in an article on green rewards credit cards that appeared on CBS News. The article was written by Jim Donovan.
  • Curtis Arnold, CardRatings.com Founder, quoted in an article about how your credit score can affect career opportunities that appeared on ABC News. The article was written by Michael Finny.
  • Curtis Arnold, CardRatings.com Founder, quoted in an article that appeared on KEYE News about credit cards with health care benefits. The article was written by Judy Maggio.
  • Curtis Arnold, CardRatings.com Founder, quoted in an article regarding the cons of paying taxes with credit cards that appeared on KCBY News. The article was written by Herb Weisbaum.
  • Curtis Arnold, CardRatings.com Founder, quoted in an article that appeared on CNN.com about credit card fees. The article was written by Jen Haley.
  • Curtis Arnold, CardRatings.com Founder, quoted in an article regarding grocery store rewards credit cards that appeared on SmartMoney.com. The article was written by Kelli B. Grant.
  • Curtis Arnold, CardRatings.com Founder, quoted in an article regarding slowed consumer borrowing that appeared on CNN.com. The article was written by Catherine Clifford.

March

  • Curtis Arnold, CardRatings.com Founder, quoted in an article about finding a credit card with a lower interest rate that was featured on BankRate. The article was written by By Leslie McFadden.
  • Curtis Arnold, CardRatings.com Founder, quoted in an article on how you can save on dining expenses by using credit cards that appeared on SmartMoney.com. The article was written by Kelli B. Grant.
  • Curtis Arnold, CardRatings.com Founder, quoted in an article about the recent fed cuts affect on credit cards, or lack of, that appeared in the The Street. The article was written by Simone Baribeau.
  • Curtis Arnold, CardRatings.com Founder, quoted in an article that appeared in SmartMoney.com about gas rebate credit cards. The article was written by Kelli B. Grant.
  • Curtis Arnold, CardRatings.com Founder, quoted in an article regarding the recent Fed rate cuts that appeared on BankRate. The article was written by Leslie McFadden.

February

  • Curtis Arnold, CardRatings.com Founder, quoted in an article about managing credit card debt CNN. The article was written by By Jen Haley.
  • Curtis Arnold, CardRatings.com Founder, quoted in an article on paying your taxes with a credit card that appeared in The Street. The article was written by Jeffrey Strain.
  • Curtis Arnold, CardRatings.com Founder, quoted in an article about the recent fed cuts affect on credit cards that appeared in the The Kansas City Star. The article was written by Paul Wenske.
  • We are proud to have been referenced in a column about unexplained credit card rate increases that appeared in The Baltimore Sun. The article was written by Mcclatchy-tribune.
  • Curtis Arnold, CardRatings.com Founder, quoted in an article regarding which credit cards to avoid that appeared on Forbes.com. The article was written by Liz Moyer with Tatyana Shumsky.

January

  • Curtis Arnold, CardRatings.com Founder, quoted in an article about credit card billing errors that appeared in CNN Money. The article was written by Donna Rosato.
  • Curtis Arnold, CardRatings.com Founder, quoted in an article on how to keep your credit card interest rates from climbing that appeared in CNN Money. The article was written by Gerri Willis.
  • Curtis Arnold, CardRatings.com Founder, quoted in an article about recent fed cuts that appeared in the USA Today. The article was written by Kathy Chu and Sue Kirchhoff.
  • We are proud to have been referenced in a column about credit card default rates that appeared in San Francisco Market Watch. The article was written by Chris Pummer.
  • Curtis Arnold, Founder of CardRatings.com, interviewed live on KARK 4 News, Little Rock regarding the current financial depression. The interview was conducted by Sonseeahray Tonsall.