When good gift cards go bad

When good gift cards go bad Posted by Beth Hering in Current Events, Holidays, Money | November 23rd, 2008 | Comments(5) ... buy this holiday season. If the store or restaurant goes belly-up before you redeem your card ... . While the article suggests perhaps purchasing open-ended cards issued by major credit companies (good [more...]

Date: 2008-11-23 12:29:51

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Credit Card Companies Are Closing Unused Accounts

Several GRS readers have written lately with the same credit card problem — but not the one you’d expect ... on to the accounts since they help my credit history. I just got some bad news about my oldest credit ... . And for my past loyalty they’re willing to potentially make me take a major hit on my credit score [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 19:00:00

Reality TV: Bailout

The too big to fail faux-doctrine may seem to make sense to some people, but only if they have blinders on ... to taxpayer money. Banks and insurance firms were the first beggars. Then came the auto companies. Then credit card firms. And cities and states. Next up: TV. Yes, there is talk that the major [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 22:46:44

In a bad economy, where do you make money?

# | In a bad economy, what’s a company to do?  While the middle class is suffering, the rich still have plenty of spending to do.  So Barclays, a major financial organization, is targeting the rich with it’s latest credit card:  the Visa Black Card.  And for goodness sake, the thing is going to be made out of carbon graphite [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 12:33:35

Bank of America (BOA), Wells Fargo (WFC) End 2008 with Major Buyout Deals

Two major U.S. banking deals were completed yesterday (Thursday), enabling the suitors to finalize the deals before 2008 came to a close ... buyouts worldwide, and not lending at home, as a Money Morning investigative report demonstrated ... in merger advice in 2008, Thomson Reuters reported. The combined company’s brokerage, credit card [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 12:36:15

Day of reckoning is near

August 16, 2008 · Filed under Education and Awareness, Future predictions, Future trends Tagged credit crisis About two years ago, I gave up using credit cards. I’d had enough of a certain credit card company charging you a “ ... and promptly ripped said credit card to bits during a major hissy fit. Then I danced around the shredded [more...]

Date: 2008-08-16 04:17:15

Saving on Education Related Expenses

Saving on Education Related Expenses With all the other demands placed on your budget, finding room for one more expense may seem impossible ... your limit- this shows up on your credit report and gives your credit card company an excuse to charge ... , major, GPA, location, etc. Don’t feel limited by your current or past academic scores- you’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 14:47:52

Marketing Scams with Secured Credit Cards

When in debt, most people will do just about anything when it comes to re-building credit ... credit card, there are some things that you should look out for before submitting  that application ... sounding fishy.  Any major secured credit card company is going to make you wait while [more...]

Date: 2008-09-21 22:02:06

Lawsuit Proceeds: Don’t Leave Home Without Them

Credit cards The settlement of a major lawsuit by a public company has generally not been used as a moment to comment on a company’s financial outlook, but that’s what American Express Co. did this morning. The credit-card giant, in announcing a $1.8 billion settlement with MasterCard Inc. (after a similar, larger agreement with Visa [more...]

Date: 2008-06-25 15:08:33

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