Card Trivia Archive

January 1, 2009

1st Quarter 2002 - What percent of consumers plan on using their card(s) less during the first six months of 2002?

December 2001 - What is the highest rated credit card by consumers/cardholders?

November 2001 - Most twenty-something entrepreneurs rely primarily on what type of financing for their businesses?

October 2001 - During which quarter did card accounts 30+ days overdue reach a record of 3.93% of all accounts?

September 2001 - How much (total dollar figure) did Americans charge (on credit cards) during 1999?

August 2001 - How many credit cards does Scott Bilker, the author of the best-selling book Credit Card and Debt Management, currently have? The answer may surprise you!

July 2001 - How much, if any, did the bankruptcy rate increase during the first quarter of 2001?

June 2001 - What company issued the first charge card that appeared in the U.S. in 1950?

May 2001 - 70% of all credit cards are variable rate credit cards and most of these cards are tied to the "prime rate". What is the current "prime rate" as published in the Wall Street Journal (bear in mind that the Fed has cut interest rates several times this year)?

April 2001 - Some consumers boast about having 10-20 credit cards. How many active credit cards does Walter Cavanaugh have according to Guinness World Records?

March 2001 - Which card company declined a bookstore purchase made by President Clinton in 1999?

Feb. 2001 - How many young adults (under age 25) filed for bankruptcy in 1999?

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