Business Credit Cards Might Put Your Personal Credit at Risk
The Pew Charitable Trust’s Safe Credit Cards Project recently released a study showing millions of individuals and small business owners receive offers for business credit...
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New Bank Fees? No Problem. You Can Still Get Free Checking
You might see a new addition to your checking account in a few weeks. No, it’s not more money—expect to see new fees. Many banks...
Managing Credit: Keeping Students Out of Credit Trouble
The final components of the White House’s “CARD Act†took effect last Wednesday. Major portions of this installment of legislation focuses squarely on protecting college...
Managing Credit: 3 Ways Overdraft Fees Will Still Haunt You
Starting Thursday, banks must ask existing customers to “opt-in†for overdraft protection instead of charging the usual exorbitant fees for giving “courtesy†of spending more...
The White House Wants Your Questions on Wall St. Reform
Whitehouse.gov is hosting a live online event on Wednesday, July 28, at 2:00 p.m. EDT/11:00 a.m. PDT on the importance of Wall Street Reform to...
How to Combat New Banking Fees
You might be breathing a sigh of relief after the recent changes to banking fees that have taken place under the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility...
What Does Financial Reform Have To Do With Me?
After more than 8 million jobs were lost and hundreds of banks closed, financial reforms have finally been put in place. But what’s in the...
Get Ready for Changes to Your Debit Card
As of July 1, new changes are coming to debit card overdraft fees. The Federal Reserve is moving forward with its order that financial institutions...
Get Ready For The New Credit Card Rules
The clock is ticking toward implementation of the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, commonly referred to as the CARD Act. On...
Hell Hath No Fury Like a Credit Cardholder Scorned
Oh geez, you’ll never guess who decided to take up arms and join the civil war between consumers and their credit cards currently brewing on...