Credit Card Companies Could Be Hurting Themselves with Interest Rate Increases

This certainly is an ironic twist but I can’t help but wondering if credit card companies are raising the interest rates on cardholders are actually hurting themselves in the process. It sounds like... 

Credit Card Companies Are Changing the Way They Do Business

As the credit card reform act kicks in and defaults and bankruptcies rise to record levels the credit card companies are finding ways in which to reinvent themselves as quickly as they possibly can. For... 

Why You Are Paying the Credit Card Bills of Others

This no doubt is really going to piss you off but if you currently carry a balance on your credit card then you are paying other people’s credit card bills as well. Due to the recession and an unemployment... 

Credit Card Issuers Raising Rates Ahead of Reform Protections

If you recently received a notice from your credit card company that they will be raising your interest rates you are not alone. Millions of credit card account holders that carry balances are getting... 

Credit Card Offers Signify an Economic Recovery

There was some very good news reported last week for our economy and most people probably missed it. There may very well be an economic recovery happening right now and the evidence of that could be in... 

Illinois Cracks Down on Campus Credit Card Solicitations

Gov. Pat Quinn made a bold move recently when he signed into law legislation that will greatly restrict the ability for credit card companies to market on campus. No longer will students be able to step... 

Credit Card Approval Becoming Increasingly More Difficult to Get

If you have applied for a credit card recently then you more than likely have first-hand knowledge of how incredibly difficult it has become to get approval. In many cases banks are now requiring proof... 

Credit Cards for People Under the Age of 21 Will Be Much Harder to Get

The newly passed credit card reform legislation which will go into effect in February, 2010 has been talked about extensively for the most part with one exception, the restrictions it will place on people...