NEW YORK (LowCards.com) -- If you plan on renting a car during an upcoming summer vacation, using a credit card to pay for it may save you money and provide increased protection. When you rent a car, the rental agencies will try to sell a collision damage waiver, commonly referred to as a CDW. This is the insurance that provides coverage for damage to the rented vehicle. This can cost about $15 ...
When MaryAnn Nellis tried to pay for groceries on April 14, her credit card was declined. Later, she said, she found out why: Her credit card company, Capital One, had flagged an earlier purchase as potentially fraudulent. The problem? A $5 donation to Friends of Scott Walker, the Wisconsin governor's campaign committee, Nellis said.
Andrea Frayser had the worst time getting a credit card. Why? She's a stay-at-home mom. ?It wasn't until a bank representative told me to have my household budget direct deposited into an account with only my name on it to show regular income, and to list my position as ?consultant?, that I was able to get several credit cards that way and establish a good credit rating of my own,? says Frayser.
Some debt-laden consumers go to extremes to let their credit cards cool off. Quite literally. Some exile their cards in an icy "lock box" in their freezer. It's believed that in the time it takes ...
Interest rates on new credit card offers remained unchanged for the fifth straight week.
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It's time to take another look at the odd and unusual credit card crimes making the news.
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CHICAGO, IL-- - The national credit card delinquency rate dropped to 0.73% in Q1 2012 from 0.78% Q4 2011, with current levels well below historical norms. Average credit card debt per borrower decreased ...