4 Ways to Maximize Your Credit Card Rewards
If you’re like many people, you’re drawn to using a specific credit card by the thought of earning big rewards just for using it for all of your purchasing needs. You use it exclusively for much of...
View ArticleCredit Card Benefits for U.S. Military Personnel
The men and women in the American armed forces are often recognized collectively but often go unnamed as individuals. Many are in situations that may call for giving the ultimate sacrifice, while their...
View ArticleAnother Positive Report About the CARD Act
An ongoing political debate rages on about whether or not the intervention of the federal government is a necessity or a hindrance to the free market. It gets especially heated when the proposed...
View ArticleBefore You Apply For an In-Store Credit Card…
Each year the holiday shopping season seems to come a little bit earlier, with many retailers offering layaway plans and encouraging early shopping months in advance. Even with a budget in place...
View ArticleAn American Express Benefit for The Holidays
Free shipping is the bait most often used by retailers to lure consumers to their websites during holiday season. For a fee, Amazon.com offers their ‘Prime’ customers that privilege, but for many of us...
View ArticleAn Option to Ease the Fear of Paying Medical Bills
What are Americans to do??? While our healthcare system wasn’t perfect, it was the best in the world and now it’s in such disarray that those who had insurance are now in the position of needing to...
View ArticleCredit Card Companies Now Offering Free Access to Your Credit Score
With so much attention given to the importance of credit scores by all facets of the media, i.e., print, television and online, the results of a 2013 study of 1,022 Americans came as a surprise with as...
View ArticlePotential Regulations to Follow-Up the CARD Act
No matter which side of the fence you’re on regarding government intervention in the financial market, the big question this year is whether we can expect more regulation by the Fed and how it will...
View ArticleWill the New iPhone Kill the Credit Card?
Over the last decade or so, mobile payment companies have worked furiously to come up with a more secure way for consumers to do what they do best – spend money. Many of the innovations had great...
View ArticleReasons Your Credit Card Application May Have Been Denied
A tough economy and strict government regulations have made it even more difficult for some people to be approved for a credit card. In fact, the number of credit card applications that have been...
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