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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 ... www.forbes.com
Credit Union Merger Expands Benefits for Realtors(R) WASHINGTON, DC-- - Realtors® Federal Credit Union members now have access to expanded financial and banking resources as a result of a merger with Northwest Federal Credit Union."The National Association ... finance.yahoo.com
Testing Your Credit Score Knowledge The Consumer Federation of America, CFA, has created a fascinating, fantastic quiz about credit scores –what they are, what factors into them, what lowers them and so on. It's worth taking, because as I have often preached here, credit costs money –big money—and there are two ways to cut that cost: use less credit and get credit for less. The way you get credit for less is by maintaining a high ... abcnews.go.com
Few Small Businesses Bite At ObamaCare Tax Credit Full content sent to and hosted by Yahoo!General NewsHealth & MedicineIndustry SnapshotNew Issue AmericaReal EstateTop 10Feature StoryInvestor's Corner finance.yahoo.com
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! finance.yahoo.com
Five Common Credit Report Mistakes College Students Should Avoid Errors on your credit report can have a big impact on your financial future. Here are five errors every college student should avoid. www.foxbusiness.com
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 www.thespec.com
Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. Amends Credit Facility Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. , announced today that it has amended and restated its existing $375 million senior secured credit facility, which consists of a $125 million and a $150 million term loan and a $100 million revolving credit facility. finance.yahoo.com
All credit-challenged consumers beware ... Credit-challenged consumers beware. The Better Business Bureau is warning that complaints regarding credit-repair outfits are on the upswing nationally. One huge gripe: People got zip for their money. For example, the St. www.lansingstatejournal.com
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 ... news.yahoo.com
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