credit cards

Will debit cards outstrip credit?

admin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:01:00 -0600

People still pull out the plastic, but often they're not charging anything. That leaves banks scrambling to make up the revenue they've lost from their more-profitable credit cards.

The Debt Trap: Downturn Drags More People Into Bankruptcy

admin — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:11:34 -0600

With their credit cards drained, the latest bankruptcy filers are deeper in debt than those in previous downturns.

Feel like a sucker? You're not alone

admin — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:01:00 -0600

Bailouts are going to reckless Wall Street bankers, to homeowners over their heads and now maybe even to Americans hooked on credit cards. Where's the reward in doing the right thing?

Credit card crisis on the horizon

admin — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:00:17 -0600

Next up in financial crisis headlines: credit cards. Delinquencies on credit card payments are on the rise and consumers are cutting back on credit card use. Neither is good for the credit card companies. Rachel Dornhelm reports

Consumers Feel the Next Crisis: It’s Credit Cards

admin — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:28:16 -0500

After years of flooding Americans with offers and high limits for credit cards, lenders are cutting back sharply on both.

'The next meltdown': Credit cards

admin — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:01:00 -0500

Card issuers are struggling to defuse a consumer-debt bomb that could blow an estimated $41 billion hole in their businesses this year -- and even more in 2009.

Credit cards with the happiest users

admin — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:01:00 -0500

If you hate your card company, it may pay you to check out the cards with the most-satisfied users.

Businesses lean more on credit cards

admin — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:01:00 -0500

As loans dry up, small companies are increasingly resorting to credit cards to fund their operations, and many end up with the same debt troubles as consumers.

4 hidden ways credit cards help you

admin — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:01:00 -0500

If you purchase on plastic, you may have benefits you don't even know about, including extended warranties and theft protection.

What the Fed decision means for you

admin — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:12:45 -0500

If you have a mortgage, carry credit cards and are considering a home equity loan to cope with soaring food and energy prices, you should be paying attention to what the Fed has to say.