Latest Pajamas Media Column (’The Obama Campaign’s Credit-Card Crack-up’) Is Up (See Update)

It’s here. If there’s a single most underreported story of the campaign, this is probably it. Here’s the first paragraph, which unlike the original at PJM is bulleted for instant ... be accepting credit-card and prepaid-card contributions from overseas. It has done so in a way that may very [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 01:18:02

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How Prepaid Credit Cards Work

by Gray Rollins One of the hardest things to keep intact today is your credit ... cards a popular choice for people who want credit. They enable you to change the credit score ... . Let’s face it, when you are old enough to worry about your credit, chances [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 11:41:55

UPDATED..WaPo: Obama Taking Illegal Donations UPDATE: Will Media Report Palestinian Campaigning for Obama from Gaza?

How is he doing it? Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign is allowing donors to use largely untraceable prepaid credit cards that could ... to the candidate. “That’s an error,” she said. Moreover, she added, her credit card was never billed ... . Had the AVS been turned on, the on the donation would have needed to match the name on the credit [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 12:32:34

Headline News - October 24, 2008

New Mercator Advisory Group Report: Re-examining Debit Rewards at the Top Fifty Banks Prepaid Card Holdings, ... pose special concerns CreditCards.com: Weekly Credit Card Rate Report The PayPal Blog: New Button ... , No Card Issuance Fee and No Activation Fees Canadian Payments Association: CPA Board Decides [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 11:43:58

The Ad Age President Who ‘Killed Election Day’

Note: This column was originally posted at Pajamas Media on Thursday ... , if not tens of millions, in untraceable credit-card and prepaid-card contributions, much [more...]

Date: 2008-11-15 17:55:58

"Obama Accepting Prepaid Credit Cards; Contributions Untraceable to Donors"

The Washington Post offers this important report. A key snippet: The Obama team's disclosures came in response to questions from The Washington Post ... , her credit card was never billed for the donations, meaning someone appropriated her name, and made [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 04:12:05

Guidelines to Avoid Fraud When Buying a Prepaid Calling Card

Indeed, prepaid calling cards can be seen and bought at many stores, retail sites, by mail and by the Internet ... a credit or debit card. Or it can be ordered by mail [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:08:02

Prepaid cards glitter in gloomy economy

As the economy nosedives, consumers are looking for new ways to manage their finances ... boost its use. It also helps that there is no credit check or employment verification. The RushCard ... , such as MoneyGram, and is used just like a debit card. There is also no credit check when someone applies [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 23:35:59

Confusing Consumption With Investment

People are now waking up to the fact that what that real estate investment guru was pitching at the seminar wasn’t necessarily an "investment": ... of resources.Card credit credit score Credit repair forum Providian credit card application Va home mortgage loan rate Purchase prepaid credit card Christian consolidation counselor debt Experian [more...]

Date: 2008-06-24 14:10:35

Best Prepaid Credit Card – What To Look For

September 27, 2009 | By Dan Moskel In Finance | by Dan MoskelYou may have heard of these and asked, “why are they called credit cards if you receive no credit?” To answer that question and many others, let’s look at them in detail.Nearly all of the major issuers offer these. The concept is very simple. Once you are approved, and nearly everybody regardless of their history is, you get a card in the mail. It looks identical to a regular one typically with a Visa or MasterCard logo. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 18:13:10

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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