New Year, new credit card

by James Noon The impact of the infamous ‘Credit Crunch’ of 2008 still has a grip on the UK economy as we head into 2009 ... credit card companies are only accepting people with good credit histories. So before you plan your 2009 ... an outstanding credit card balance onto a new card. This fee is normally around 3% of the total transferred [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 20:12:54

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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. Perhaps in an effort to cut costs, credit card companies are beginning to close their customers’ ... on to the accounts since they help my credit history. I just got some bad news about my oldest credit [more...]

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

When Frugality Isn’t Enough

The following guest post is from Trent Hamm of The Simple Dollar. I’ve been a fan of Frugal Dad for quite a while ... high school (drug use, mostly) that left him with a poor local reputation, a poor credit history ... - the power company doesn’t tolerate him being late even a day on his bill because of his poor credit [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 11:00:37

Watch Out for Hidden Dangers in Your Credit Card

Credit cards are a valuable tool in today’s society, and have many benefits including improved cash flow and buyer security ... if your payment history is perfect on your credit card, late payments on other forms of credit or bills can give the credit card company an excuse to charge higher rates. To avoid this, make sure [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 22:55:00

watch out for hidden dangers in your credit card

Credit cards are a valuable tool in todays society, and have many benefits including improved cash flow and buyer security ... . Even if your payment history is perfect on your credit card, late payments on other forms of credit or bills can give the credit card company an excemploy to charge higher rates. To avoid this, make [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 12:16:16

Watch Out For Hidden Dangers For Your Credit Card

Credit cards are a valuable tool in today’s society, and have many benefits including improved cash flow and buyer security ... if your payment history is perfect on your credit card, late payments on other forms of credit or bills can give the credit card company an excuse to charge higher rates. To avoid this, make sure [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 07:31:15

Senators: credit scores shouldn’t determine insurance rates.

A person’s financial history should not determine how much they pay for auto insurance, say three south central Senators. “If you have a low credit score you pay a higher amount,” said Sen. Oletha Faust-Goudeau ... it so insurance companies could set premiums based on credit scores. She is co-sponsoring the measure [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:01:51

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

We’re starting off with a little history. During the presidential campaign in 1932, Frankin D ... everyone borrows from the banks, licensed lending companies, credit unions and the car makers who offer ... up in Washington can talk about “freeing up the credit market” and “easing liquidity”, but it all comes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 11:51:55

History Repeating Itself or a New Start in 2009?

History Repeating Itself or a New Start in 2009? Posted on January 1, 2009 by Susan Mangiero Philosopher George Santayana once said that " ... Defotis cites a Credit Suisse report that has S&P 500 companies facing a "pension deficit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 11:54:30

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