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		<title><![CDATA[Britons Face Higher Credit Card Charges]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - Consumers face higher rates and fees on credit cards as lenders battle rising bad debts, funding constraints and reduced appetite for borrowing, accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers said on Monday.These changes, combined with rising regulatory and government scrutiny, would shake up the market and prove the current model based...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:45:36 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Best Credit Cards for You]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/saving-money/article/best-credit-cards-for-you/358961/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Card companies are getting shadier and stingier, and interest rates on plastic are going higher. So now?s the time to be sure you?re holding the best cards for the way you charge. MoneyWatch surveyed the landscape and picked the top cards in several categories.      ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Credit Card Rules]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Fed has released 800 pages of rules spelling out the credit card reforms President Obama signed earlier this year. But the changes may not be over for the big banks.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:39:14 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[College Kids and Credit Cards: What Every Parent Needs to Know]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The plastic providers have one more chance to lure in college students before next year's law prevents them. Here's how to make your kid "card smart."  The era of &#8220;No Student Left Behind: Credit Card Edition&#8221; will come to an end early next year, thanks to the new credit...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Rollback of Credit Card Rate Hikes?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/saving-money/blog/consumer-reporter/a-rollback-of-credit-card-rate-hikes/175/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Okay, so everyone, including moi, kvetched about the fact that the CARD Act of 2009 wouldn't go into effect until February 22, 2010. Some folks thought this all was just so much whining and posturing by consumer advocates who want everything to go their way.    But it...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:06:14 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Credit Card Loophole Big Enough for a Mack Truck]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[    Here's something to make your day, week or month -- in case you haven't got much else going on in your life. (Okay, it's true. I don't.) On August 20, two provisions of the new credit card law go into effect. The first requires card companies...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:51:11 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Credit Cards: How to Get the Last Great Deals]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Issuers are now approving few new customers and charging steep  rates with low credit limits. So say goodbye to those 3.99 percent teaser offers and zero percent balance transfers.      &#8220;These days, you should not expect to get a  $20,000 credit line right off...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Small Business Alert: How to Survive If You Lose Credit]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/career-advice/article/small-business-alert-how-to-survive-if-you-lose-credit/311170/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Credit card companies and banks are cutting back drastically on  loans and credit lines. Here's what to do if your cash flow gets squeezed.                  Don&#8217;t Just Accept Credit Changes as Final ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Credit Card Scams Exposed]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/saving-money/video/credit-card-scams-exposed/307971/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Some borrowers turning to debt consolidators are finding promises too good to be true, reports Michelle Miller.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:24:51 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Credit Card Bill Of Rights Explained]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maggie Rodriguez speaks to Jill Schlessinger about customer entitlement.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 05:21:43 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Credit Card Debt Epidemic]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/saving-money/video/credit-card-debt-epidemic/302526/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Millions of Americans have soaring levels of credit card debt. Nancy Cordes reports that U.S. lawmakers are now pushing for legislation and reform relating to interest rates and regulations.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 16:58:29 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Beat Tough Credit Card Terms]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Card companies are raising rates, lowering credit limits, and  boosting minimum payments. Here's how to get your mind off of the  punishing terms — or at least handle the changes if you're stuck with your card... You probably don't spend as much on your credit card as you...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[ MySpace is releasing a co-branded credit card with Citi bank. The card is a modified version of Citi&#8217;s new Forward credit cards which reward responsible behaviour. The normal Forward card rewards consumers for financially responsible behaviour, such as paying bills promptly. The MySpace card will also provide benefits for...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[AreRE: Are "Prewards" the Way to Snag Millennial Consumers?I think this is an excellent way to get these folks as consumers. For one thing, by accepting these, you are encouraging millenials to patronize your business. If parents are the ones putting money on these cards, kids would rather shop or...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Credit Card Ghosts Haunt GE and MasterCard]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two titans of plastic are being bit on the backside by charge cards of yesteryear.    First, MasterCard Worldwide agreed yesterday to pay $1.8 to rival American Express.Â The cash is part of a settlement of claims that Mastercard (along with Visa, which agreed to a $2.1 billion payment...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Debt Management: Comparing Credit Card Offers]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The key to getting a better credit card deal is figuring out how much a given card really costs you. You've probably gotten a stack of card offers in the mail over the past week, each sounding cheaper than the next. Just plug in a few numbers, and this financial...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Keeping tabs on currency issues; Wise card, cash use key to avoiding fees; open local accounts.(Executive Travel Report)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Jeremy Quittner    Seth Hishmeh learned an important lesson during his first trip to  China a few years ago. The chief operating officer of USAS Technologies,  a Manhattan-based IT consulting firm, brought Visa traveler's  checks and a Visa corp  Byline: Jeremy Quittner ...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Contactless Credit Card Use Still Low Nationwide]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contactless credit card makers are making a special effort to increase the use of so-called "blink" cards, penetration rates for which have not met expectations. Visa USA reported it is tracking every transaction, seeking to learn why failed transactions Contactless credit card makers are making a special effort to increase...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Internet ready: American Express wants credit card growth among middle-class Mexicans]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[High-income people in Mexico prefer the American Express card. There, we are very strong, but we do want new segments," says Mario Sanmiguel, president of U.S. travel agency and credit card powerhouse American Express in Mexico. And that's a pretty good reflection of what's going on inside the company these...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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