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- a card issued by a bank or financial institution and accepted by a merchant in payment for a transaction for which the cardholder must subsequently reimburse the issuer
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- What Are Credit Card Securities?
- Mitch Butler and Josh Landis examine the current crisis now facing credit card companies, who have faced recent difficulty trying to sell off consumer debt to investors.
- Videos 2009-02-21
- Dirty Credit Card Secrets
- Financial Contributor Vera Gibbons spoke with Maggie Rodriguez about secret credit card company rate hikes.
- Videos 2009-04-01
- Dos and Don'ts of Using Credit Cards in the Downturn
- MoneyWatch's Eric Schurenberg fills us in on some of the tricky ways credit card issuers are putting the squeeze on customers and what you can do to fight back.
- Videos 2009-04-03
- Beat Tough Credit Card Terms
- 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...
- Articles 2009-04-14
- Why Credit Card Regulation Is Broken
- Until recently, regulators routinely looked the other way as credit card issuers ensnared unwitting consumers with huge finance charges and penalties. So how did credit card regulation become so broken? Here's a brief history of the slippery practices of the industry. How...
- Articles 2009-04-15
- Reforming the Credit Card Industry
- Consumers should be able to use plastic without getting skewered by unfair bank practices. Although the Federal Reserve passed new regulations to reform the industry, many consumer groups argue the Fed failed to complete the job. Here's a list of additional reforms needed to make credit cards fairer for consumers....
- Articles 2009-04-15
- Credit Card Consumer Guide
- Until the Fed cleans up the credit card industry, take matters into your own hands. Protect yourself from rate hikes and punitive rule changes with these tips. As if things weren't rough enough for your finances these days, credit card issuers have started to play rough. They're jacking up...
- Articles 2009-04-15
- Credit Industry Losses Hit Consumers
- Banks are facing huge losses on consumer's credit card debt, up nearly in 2008. As Anthony Mason reports, they're increasing credit card fees and rates to stop the hemorrhaging.
- Videos 2009-04-20
- Obama to Confront Credit Card Industry
- Interest gouging practices by banks who received stimulus money will highlight President Obama's meeting Thursday with credit card companies, reports Bill Plante.
- Videos 2009-04-23
- Jacked Up Interest Rates
- The banking industry collects more than $15 billion a year in credit card penalty fees, a tenth of its revenue. President Obama wants new legislation to protect consumers. Anthony Mason reports.
- Videos 2009-04-23
- For Small Businesses, Credit Card Backlash
- Small business owners throughout the nation are now encountering harsh interest rates and other setbacks with credit card companies. As Michelle Miller reports on this ongoing credit crisis.
- Videos 2009-05-10
- Credit Card Debt Epidemic
- 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.
- Videos 2009-05-14
- Credit Card Changes: Bad News for Responsible Customers?
- Congress could finish work on the Credit Card Bill of Rights today -- bringing some big changes to the industry. But not all of them will benefit the consumer.
- Videos 2009-05-20
- Credit Card Bill Of Rights Explained
- Maggie Rodriguez speaks to Jill Schlessinger about customer entitlement.
- Videos 2009-05-20
- Loophole in Credit Card Bill Of Rights?
- The credit card bill of rights is on the verge of becoming law but, if signed, will take nine months to go into effect. Consumer groups are concerned that's too long to wait. Anthony Mason reports.
- Videos 2009-05-19
- Credit Card Bill of Rights Becomes Law
- The measure brings sweeping changes to the credit card business, including protecting consumers from sudden interest rate hikes and late fees. The new rules go into effect in nine months.
- Videos 2009-05-22
- Credit Card Scams Exposed
- Some borrowers turning to debt consolidators are finding promises too good to be true, reports Michelle Miller.
- Videos 2009-06-02
- Small Business Alert: How to Survive If You Lose Credit
- 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’t Just Accept Credit Changes as Final ...
- Articles 2009-06-11
- Credit Cards: How to Get the Last Great Deals
- 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. “These days, you should not expect to get a $20,000 credit line right off...
- Articles 2009-07-07
- Money Skills for Your Kids: Ages 15 and Up
- To make high-school students financially literate, let them handle and sometimes mishandle their own money. The Power of Compound Interest ...
- Articles 2009-07-15
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