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No Credit Card Rate Freeze for the Holidays
By Eva Norlyk Smith, Ph.D.
Consumers hoping for relief from credit card interest rate hikes will have to wait a few months longer. On Wednesday, Senate Republicans put a “hold” on a bill to freeze credit card interest rates immediately, in order to avoid further rate hikes before February 22, 2010 when the [...]
5 Ways to Dodge the Holiday Credit Card Hangover
By Eva Norlyk Smith, Ph.D.
It is as certain as death, taxes, and Florida hurricanes in the...
Unemployment Rates Continue to Haunt Credit Card Issuers
By Eva Norlyk Smith, Ph.D.
The latest data on credit card defaults and delinquencies show...
Cardholders Say “Good Riddance” to a Costly Credit Card Fee
Beginning October of this year, Discover and American Express cardholders can breathe a...
Worse Terms First Fall-out from Credit Card Reform
Most pundits saw it coming: a wave of frenzy as credit issuers scramble to get their ducks...
Credit Cards In The News
No Credit Card Rate Freeze for the Holidays
By Eva Norlyk Smith, Ph.D.
Consumers hoping for relief from credit card interest rate hikes will have to wait a few months longer. On Wednesday, Senate Republicans put a “hold” on a bill to freeze credit card interest rates immediately, in order to avoid further rate hikes before February 22, 2010 when the [...] (more)
5 Ways to Dodge the Holiday Credit Card Hangover
By Eva Norlyk Smith, Ph.D.
It is as certain as death, taxes, and Florida hurricanes in the fall: Come January, millions of consumers will be struggling with a bad case of holiday hangover as the pile of unpaid credit card bills begins to heap up.
For stores, credit cards and retailing is a match made in heaven. [...] (more)
Unemployment Rates Continue to Haunt Credit Card Issuers
By Eva Norlyk Smith, Ph.D.
The latest data on credit card defaults and delinquencies show few signs of improvement. Several major U.S. credit card companies are still facing double-digit defaults, suggesting that the high rates of unemployment continue to weigh down consumers.
While credit card defaults came off their highs of the last few months, they remain [...] (more)
New Senate Bill Would Strip Fed of Credit Card Oversight
Senator Christopher Dodd, the head of the Senate Banking Committee, on Tuesday introduced new legislation, which aims to strengthen consumer protections by creating an independent watchdog agency to oversee financial products, including credit cards and mortgages. (more)
Fed Survey: Tighter Credit Card Terms Still Ahead
Credit card users are likely to face more headwinds ahead. According to a recent survey by the Fed, a majority of card issuers plan on further tightening lending practices in response to the new provisions in the Credit CARD Act. (more)
Large U.S. Business Credit Card Issuer Tanks
One of the largest issuers of small business credit cards in the U.S., Advanta Corp. on Sunday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The filing comes only five months after the company froze all further lending on its more than 1 million customer accounts. (more)
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A Little Bit About the RevolutionCard
11/20/2009
When you look at the RevolutionCard you will notice that is very different to the credit card you may have in your pocketbook.
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