February 2, 2011
Credit card issuers live in interesting times. New reforms threaten their profits, while our slowly recovering economy pushes more people to put away their plastic. But while this might sound like bad news for banks and their investors, the situation's not as dire as it...
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8 Million Credit Card Customers Vanish
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Using a debit card
I know that if you write a check and it doesn't clear before you file that it is considered in the bank. What about use of debit cards? My bank shows:
Previous balance 1000
Pending transaction 600
Available balance 400
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Unable to approve
Hi everyone
I recently discharged 3 accounts financed by GE Money (Paypal, Amazon, GE) and today I applied for another Paypal account (the offer was sent by paypal to my email) and they said "unable to approve and will give an explanation within 4 business days." Is GE Money... -
Target Red Card?
I filed chapter 7 in february 2010, discharged in Aug 2010 and I want to try and get a target red card because I am there A LOT and want to get the savings. Has anyone tried for this card so soon after BK? I'm a little anxious to try for credit at all but feel I could save on food and cloths with this... -
Why Cash Is the New Plastic
November 9, 2010
Consumers are spending again, but gone are the days of swiping and signing for everything from lattes to lawn furniture. Shoppers are reaching for paper money, and as they do, stores and even credit card issuers are increasingly ready to reward them – with more cash.... -
What's Hot -- and Not -- About Prepaid Debit Cards
November 5, 2010
If you listen to the media, you'd think we'd all dropped our credit cards in favor of swiping prepaid debit cards instead. Sure, there's plenty to like about prepaid debit cards, but there are various downsides to think about, too. Before you kick your credit card to... -
3 Reasons Debit Cards Beat Credit Cards
October 9, 2010
Debit cards get absolutely no respect.
Talk with enough personal finance experts and you can collect a laundry list of reasons why credit cards are better than debit cards. For some consumers, a credit card is better than a debit card, but if average credit... -
How to travel without credit cards?
our family is filing chapter 13. obviously, we will no longer have use of our credit cards.
my husband travels occasionally for work. any suggestions for handling hotel/car reservations without a cc?
some take debit cards - but many do not. he doesn't always have...