Shuffling Debt: My Impatience has Gotten the Better of Me…

Fudgie the Whale - Happy Birthday to Me! Using one of those 0% credit card offers, ... have on my Chase credit card… ... cancellation of PMI. I have a sinking feeling that when I put in my third cancellation request [more...]

Date: 2008-08-13 09:16:36

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Chase Behaving Badly: Unintended Consequences of the Fed's New Credit Card Rules

In late December, banking regulators agreed to new rules to limit actions by credit card issuers that consumer advocates deemed to be abusive ... your account agreement, which is the contract governing your credit card account. It provides ... rule changes would lead banks to restrict credit, particularly to riskier borrowers. What they may [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 02:26:47

Banks Agree to Wipe Out Up to 40 Percent of Credit Card Debt But Watch Out.

Credit card lenders include Discover Financial Services LLC, Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co ... with the help of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, Consumer Federation of America and the Financial Service Roundtable to start the process of creating a debt solution, other than [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 15:51:17

Ughhh - Late Charge!! (pfblogs.org)

Just realized I got hit with a $39 late charge on one of my Chase credit cards.  Not a bill that I couldn’t pay, just one that slipped through the cracks somehow.  Too many credit cards, not enough time to keep track of them. It’s definately time to consolidate.  I want [more...]

Date: 2008-08-31 02:04:17

Another Economic Stimulus Package, Tip’d, and More!

Another Economic Stimulus Package? The financial world continues to change on a daily basis ... . $50 from Chase Freedom Credit Card Tomorrow is your last chance to get a $50 bonus rebate after your first purchase. Friday, the Chase Freedom card will be removed. PineCone Research Sign [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 13:29:55

Lastest News in Credit Card Debt - Oct 3, 2008

Ex-deputy city clerk given probation - Contra Costa Times 2 Nov 2008 at 12:41pm LONG BEACH, Calif.? ... to misusing a city-issued credit card while working for the city of Signal Hill. Vivian Munson ... and services, and Chase Card Services, a division of JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM , today announced [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 16:49:18

Financial Goals for 2008: Reviewing Our Progress

A year ago I wrote up a list of financial goals for 2008. Today, I thought I’d take a look back at them and see how we did ... on our credit scores. As far as account consolidation goes, we still have a number online savings ... successful, in that we dropped down to two main credit cards (Amex Blue Cash and Chase Freedom) while [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 22:28:10

Visa Mobile Android app arrives, available for select G1 owners

On Dec. 10, Visa released its first official Android Market app - Visa Mobile - giving (”select Chase Visa cardholder”) ... have an urgent credit card matter? Maybe Visa will convince you otherwise with its promotional video ... ’s fast moving world.” More specifically, users will receive card transaction updates, be able [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 23:22:21

JPMorgan chief sees bleak year ahead

The US financial and economic crisis will worsen this year as hard-hit consumers default on credit cards and other loans, Jamie Dimon, chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, has predicted. Dimon, whose bank will report Q4 results on Thursday, gave his bleak assessment in an FT interview as bank shares tumbled in key markets on fears [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 05:31:17

When The Checks Stop Coming In: The Human Beat Box

Posted by Bossip Staff Yes. Another one bites the dust, again: Rap icon Doug E ... by banks looking to collect more than $3.5 million in unpaid mortgages on a trio of his Harlem homes. The rapper, 46, also is being chased by American Express for nearly $60,000 in credit-card debt [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 15:10:01

Economic Crises Deepens: JPMorgan Chief Says 2009 Will Be Bleak

Jump to CommentsBy Francesco Guerrera in New YorkThe Financial Times The US financial and economic crisis will worsen this year as hard-hit consumers default on credit cards and other loans, Jamie Dimon, chief executive of JPMorgan Chase ... to deteriorate for most of 2009,” said Mr Dimon. “In terms of our sector, we expect consumer loans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:20:12

Tired Of Being In Debt? Consolidating It Is A Solution

by John Brennan Especially in the economy these days, debt is piling up, mainly in the United States, ... and the average american owning 7-8 credit cards, Debt is becoming a household name for a country ... debt consolidation. The unfortunate thing is that chasing ideas beyond ones true capacity [more...]

Date: 2008-11-23 10:18:57

Chase Credit Card

I'm somewhat ticked off at Chase Credit Card. Like I said yesterday they didn't authorize my purchase of my computer ... that they thought it was a fraud. Ok. Number one I wanted to scream to her "Don't use my card much ... and I told him what happened then he said hold on he'll put me through to something like "Fraud Services [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 15:55:00

More Inactive Credit Cards Being Closed: Protect Your FICO Credit Score

If you haven’t heard already, several large credit card issuers (Chase, Washington Mutual, Citibank, Capital One, HSBC) ... . Some credit repair experts say it does, others disagree. However, if someone does a manual review ... are currently closing millions of consumers’ credit cards without prior warning due to inactivity [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 11:48:09

Year 2, Week 27 Results: .6 oz of plastic waste.

I failed to notice last week that another 6 months had gone by since the inception of Fake Plastic Fish ... within the next 6 months) and two from Chase credit card company containing my new credit card and paper statements from the old card that was cancelled due to fraud. Crazy that I signed up for paperless [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 22:34:15

An Inside Look at Blueprint: Split, Finish and Track It

As we mentioned earlier , Chase has rolled out some new financial tools to help you track your finances and conquer your credit card debt. All in all, these simply amount to fancy ways of looking at your balance – but as anyone who regularly reads personal finance blogs knows by now, the road to a debt free (or at least a manageable amount of debt) is paved with discipline moreso than breaks from credit card companies. Blueprint offers Chase customers some flashy systems for motivating yourself. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-18 11:55:09

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