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Surviving in the world of credit cards

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Some necessary researches before getting rewards credit card

You decide to choose a credit card? OK, at first make a research to find the best variant for you. Before you request one of cards, you should be...

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Advantages of reward credit cards

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A good credit history it’s very easy

Credit cards are convenient and can certainly help you to settle a good credit history, when you are young. And the good credit history is very...

Study: Late Fees Decline and Interest Rates Stabilize Due to Credit Card Act

Posted by: Lola Thornton  Posted date: May 10, 2011 in Credit Cards Articles
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A study released on Tuesday from the Pew Charitable Trusts says that credit card late payment fees have declined and interest rates have stabilized thanks to the credit card legislation. While the study notes that the changes occurred two years after the legislation was signed, this could mean the law has truly made an impact.

Credit Card Act Has Made a Difference

The study, which examined about 300 consumer credit cards offered via the internet by the 12 largest banks and credit unions from March 2010 to Jan. 2011, shows that a number of positive changes have occurred as a result of the Credit CARD Act.

One major change is that charges for late payments on U.S bank-issued cards decreased from a median of $39 to a range of $25 to $35. How

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Can unused credit cards impact your credit score?

Posted by: Matilda Sprent  Posted date: May 09, 2011 in Credit Cards Articles
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Those innocuous looking credit cards sitting peacefully in your wallet or purse, unused and docile, still impact your credit score. Believing they have no effect, since they have zero balances, is a common mistake.

Whether used or untouched, credit card accounts influence your credit score. When you apply for credit card offers, you are also agreeing to affect your credit score for better or worse.

The benefit or detriment to your credit score is a function of the rest of your “profile.” Since the exact formula for computing credit scores is a tightly kept secret, it is impossible to precisely predict the impact numerically.

However, there are proven indicators that can project an increase or decrease in your score from credit cards that you keep in a dormant condition. Hypothetical examples might give you the best idea of how your score will respond.

Positive impact example

You have a mortgage, an auto loan, and three credit card accounts. You

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Mom’s influence on our money handling skills can be good or bad

Posted by: John Freycinet  Posted date: May 06, 2011 in Credit Cards Articles
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I can thank my mother for helping me become the tightwad that I am today. I’m not alone.

As a new CreditCards.com poll shows, the family member identified the most for influencing our financial habits and money management prowess is dear ol’ Mom. The poll of 1,004 adults found that more than a quarter (26 percent) chose mom as the chief influencer of their money handling skills. Dad was second with 21 percent.

But as several financial literacy and credit counseling experts pointed out during interviews, parental influence on our money management skills can be both positive and negative.

“What if mom and dad have poor personal finance habits?” asked Gail Cunningham, spokeswoman for the National Foundation for Credit Counseling. “It is highly likely that those habits are passed along to the children, thus perpetuating the problem.”

She added: “Whether it’s mom or dad who most influences you, now that you’re an adult it’s important to evaluate whether or not that influence was a positive one.

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Best Deals With Chase Ultimate Rewards

Posted by: Matilda Sprent  Posted date: May 05, 2011 in Credit Cards Articles
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If you own one of three Chase credit cards — the Chase Freedom or Sapphire personal credit cards or the Chase Ink business card — you’re eligible to participate in Chase’s Ultimate Rewards program.

Under this program, you can convert the rewards points you earn with these credit cards into everything from gift cards to home electronics to hotel stays and ocean cruises. The program is free. But as you shop the online home of the Ultimate Rewards program, you’ll find that certain rewards result in a better bargain for your dollar.

You may prefer to turn your rewards points into cash. That’s one way to make sure that you get the most bang for your buck. But if you’d prefer to turn your rewards points into laptop computers or restaurant gift certificates, you’re going to have to do some savvy shopping on the Ultimate Rewards site. It’s the only way to make sure that you spend your hard-earned rewards points wisely.

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Play your credit cards right for summer

Posted by: Lola Thornton  Posted date: May 05, 2011 in Credit Cards Articles
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Big spenders can make their cash go further by picking the right credit card before a summer shopping spree.

Putting your holiday or garden furniture on a reward credit card can earn you extra spending cash.

But make sure you pay the balance in full every month, because interest charges will always far outweigh rewards.

For those who do want to spread out their repayments, an interest-free deal can help to avoid extra cost.

The key to making the most of reward cards is ensuring that you are only getting perks and cashback for things you will actually use. There is no point earning travel miles with an airline if you dont plan to fly anywhere.

For most people, cashback is often the most flexible way of getting perks. Spending 10,000 on an American Express Platinum cashback credit card would earn you 171 cashback, according to Moneysupermarket.

The American Express card offers 5% cashback for the first three months, with a maximum reward of 100.

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Sony PlayStation data breach: Hackers claim they have 2.2 million credit card numbers

Posted by: John Freycinet  Posted date: May 01, 2011 in Credit Cards Articles
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The Sony PlayStation story keeps evolving.

In the three days since the company revealed that credit card data could be among the information hacked from its database of 77 million online gamers, there have been three new developments and items of interest:

News organizations that have sniffed around in hacker boards and chatrooms are reporting that lowlifes therein are offering credit card information they say they purloined from the PlayStation database. According to the (UK) Guardian’s technology blog, hackers claim they have 2.2 million Sony customers’ credit card numbers — including their security codes, which make it easy to use cards fraudulently.

If so, that would be Sony’s — and the consumers’ — worst nightmare. The newspaper stresses that these are unconfirmed reports, but adds that some PlayStation customers are reporting that they’ve seen unauthorized charges on their cards. Th

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