Headline News - January 7, 2009

Hypercom Appoints Stuart Taylor Vice President, Global Marketing New Mercator Advisory Group Report: Small Business Credit Card 2008 Update: ... in credit card terms Economix Blog - NYTimes.com: Crisis Comparisons: How Bad Might It Get? Laru ... from Credit Cards, Could Save Consumers $500 Million Annually Over Competing Prepaid Cards Get Rich Slowly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 13:30:03

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The Best and Worst of the Credit Card Industry

The newest Consumer Report is in and their agenda was the dozen or so cards that consumers should be seeking out, and the several to stay away from ... sure it’s a card you can use! 1.) Capital One No Hassle Cash Rewards 2.) Chase Freedom Visa ... are as follows: 1.) Chase PerfectCard MasterCard ( I believe this is a business credit card…I don’ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 06:38:50

Citibank Will Split Into Two Companies, Promises To Lend To Consumers [Citibank]

Vikram Pandit, CEO of Citigroup, announced today that the company would be split after reporting a net loss for 2008 of $18.72 billion. He also promised to put the money from the $700 bailout to work by extending credit to consumers ... the U.S. economy and consumers - expanding the flow of credit to U.S. households and businesses responsibly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:30:55

Keep Watch For The Missing Quarter

How secure is yours? How secure is yours? HARRISBURG PA - Internet chat rooms are filling with complaints from credit card customers nationwide ... : File a dispute immediately with your credit card company; Call Pennsylvania’s Bureau of Consumer ... business with. The company, Adele Services of Melville NY, doesn’t exist, according to a report Sunday [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 10:40:26

What is a bear market rally?

As the global financial crisis plays out, Report on Business writer Richard Blackwell examines and explains the economic outlook and the turmoil in credit and stock markets. Here, we answer your questions daily, with the most recent at the top ... plants. However, some of the gas consumed in Ontario is imported from the United States [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 11:05:51

Repossessed Toys Are A Booming Business

The San Diego Union-Tribune is reporting The Economy is forcing many to let go of luxury toys ... of the Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies based in Fairfax, Va. "It's happening [more...]

Date: 2008-08-25 05:10:38

Will 2009 Be Year of Saving?

For U.S. consumers, 2009 is likely to be the year of saving, rather than spending ... last week that since the credit markets have gone into the tank, businesses have scaled back ... . Financial blog Calculated Risk posted a listing Tuesday of media reports of salary freezes, ranging [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 10:52:00

FTC Approves Federal Register Notice Announcing Increase in the Ceiling on Allowable Charges Required By Section 612(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act

My comment: As we all know it's important to give near bankrupt companies who completely screwed up their business billions of dollars and find ways ... for an additional free disclosure. Under federal law, consumers are entitled to a free copy of their credit report ... an application for credit, insurance, or employment) and consumers request their rep [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 20:41:14

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