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This Week in Credit Card News
Pace of New Credit Card Accounts Picks Up in First Quarter The rate of payments at least 90 days overdue dipped in the first three months of the year to 0.73 percent but cardholders have been racking up more debt, according to a new report by TransUnion. On average, borrowers had $4,962 in credit card ...
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Credit card balance transfers can help you tackle debt, but be disciplined
Credit card balance transfers risky if you can’t pay them off. Be sure to read fine print — and don’t skip a payment
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Fight back against husband who opens credit cards in wife's name
He signed her name to credit card applications and had the bills sent to a secret address; now he needs to surrender control of the accounts -- or else!
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DebtConsolidation.com Helps Over 100,000 Consumers Choose the Best Debt Consolidation Programs
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - May 21, 2012) - DebtConsolidation.com, the top-ranking debt consolidation company, today announced that the company, in conjunction with quality debt relief companies, has helped over 100,000 consumers deal effectively with credit card debt. Consumers can actually reduce their debts faster on average without filing for bankruptcy.
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TransUnion: National Credit Card Delinquency Rate Ticks Down, Reversing Two-Quarter Trend
CHICAGO, IL-- - The national credit card delinquency rate dropped to 0.73% in Q1 2012 from 0.78% Q4 2011, with current levels well below historical norms. Average credit card debt per borrower decreased ...
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Is Dust on Your Credit Card a Bad Thing?
Some debt-laden consumers go to extremes to let their credit cards cool off. Quite literally. Some exile their cards in an icy "lock box" in their freezer. It's believed that in the time it takes the ice to melt, the urge to spend will have passed. That's usually a fix for someone who can't easily control their charging. But what about those consumers who put a figurative freeze on credit card ...
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Does wife owe ex-hubby's credit card debt?
Dear Credit Card Adviser,I got divorced recently. My husband left me with two kids and a lot of credit card debt. About 90 percent of charges for the last year he did for his traveling and business purposes. ...
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Consumer credit card balances shoot up
Consumers' card balances surged in March, breaking a two-month streak of declines and helping boost overall consumer credit card balances by 10.2 percent -- the single biggest increase in more than a decade...
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Credit card protection plans draw state lawsuits, federal scrutiny
Consumer advocates have long warned against credit card protection plans for their high cost, low payouts and big exclusions. Now regulators are joining in
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Squeeze some savings out of your credit card
By picking a card or deal that best suits your needs you can reduce the cost of credit card debt, writesFIONA REDDAN
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