A new credit card has hit the market that enables consumers and businesses to clear their tax responsibilities with the government.
The new “US Liberty Card” is the brainchild of Arkansas-based Nick-Lynn Technologies. The Company says low interest rates with the card and liberally negotiated payment arrangements allow individuals and businesses to avoid bankruptcy and reputation […]
It’s not just mortgages. As it gets tougher to land a home loan, some people are also finding it harder and more expensive to get other types of consumer credit.
Some lenders, such as USAA, are nudging up credit-score requirements across their auto loans, credit cards and personal loans. Bank of America Corp. and Capital One […]
JetBlue Airways and American Express are having a promotion that nets you $10 off a one-way fare when you use your American Express card to book a ticket via www.jetblue.com/deals/americanexpress/myvacation.The discounts are combinable, so you can get up to $20 off on a round trip if both flights meet the rules of the promotion.This offer […]
After doing some digging I came across the first credit card and the story behind it. I figured this would be an interesting post and give a little bit of s history lesson.
At the beginning of the twentieth century, people had to pay cash for almost all products and services. Although the early part of […]
The Federal Trade Commission requested and received an order from a federal judge to halt an operation marketing VISA-and MasterCard-branded stored-value cards from making unauthorized debits from consumers’ bank accounts.
According to a complaint filed by the FTC, the defendants marketed prepaid cards under a variety of names through Web sites and pop-up and e-mail advertisements […]
Citi has introduced the Citi CashReturns Card - calling it “the only card that allows cardmembers to earn and redeem unlimited cash back — automatically.” The Citi CashReturns Card is also available with MasterCard’s PayPass contactless technology.
The Citi CashReturns Card provides today’s busy consumers with the most ways to earn cash back and automatic redemption. […]
A new research study shows that the overall safest card issuers are: #1 Bank of America; #2 American Express; #3 tie - Discover and First National Bank Omaha; #4 Citibank; and #5 Navy Federal Credit Union.
Javelin Strategy & Research says that its research also showed that in fraud prevention Citibank ranked top and in fraud […]