Credit Card News

Despite Recession, American Spending Is On The Rise

CreditCardsCo — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:35:33 +0000

Consumer spending in America is increasing. This may seem in contrast to the recession, but when money is tight, people want to stretch what little disposable income they have; and they'll charge it to do so.

New Chase Rewards Living Social Visa Card

CreditCardsCo — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:23:24 +0000

The new Living Social Rewards credit card from Chase Bank is one of the first to exclusively link credit card rewards with a particular online social media platform.

Smart Consumers Using Card Rewards This Summer

CreditCardsCo — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:14:30 +0000

As summer quickly approaches, the effect of the recession begins to loom over families who want to take a vacation.

Small Business Owners Are Thinking Too Small

CreditCardsCo — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:03:40 +0000

A recent study shows that a majority of small business owners feel they have enough money to operate but inversely do not feel financially savvy enough to manage their money.

Visa’s New System Makes Cards Even More Efficient

CreditCardsCo — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:45:24 +0000

Visa's Easy Payment Service aims to make credit card use even easier with no signatures and no receipts.

Young Adults Struggling To Manage Finances

CreditCardsCo — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:50:36 +0000

In these most modern of times, the young adults who are graduating from school or college are finding themselves leaving their educational establishments weighted down with debts.

Consumers Offer No forgiveness To Card Companies

CreditCardsCo — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:41:34 +0000

Do you recollect that moment of time when you decided to order all the gifts you needed for Christmas from Amazon.com, but there was a misunderstanding with the delivery...

Delta Sky Miles AmEx Is Good Loyalty Card

CreditCardsCo — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:28:47 +0000

Delta Sky Miles from American Express has taken the eminent prize for Best Loyalty Credit Card in the travel industry's twelve-monthly Freddie Awards.

Is Your Credit Causing Stress?

CreditCardsCo — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:10:19 +0000

Financial troubles of all types are a big cause of nervousness and worry for countless Americans.

Global Card Transactions On The Increase

CreditCardsCo — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:41:40 +0000

The Nilson Report's annual Global Credit Card Brands report has shown that globally, transactions on the top payment cards increased to 135.3 billion in 2011.

Is The New Citi SmartCard A Pointless Gimmick?

CreditCardsCo — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:43:12 +0000

Tara Siegel Bernard commented in her New York Times "bucks" blog from the 20th March of the impression she made of late on a Manhattan café cashier.

CFPB Make Decision On Credit Card Fees

CreditCardsCo — Fri, 04 May 2012 15:22:25 +0000

Out of all of the efforts by the Obama administration, to try and improve financial regulation, the most controversial has been the formation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

Dropping Default Data May Mean Decreasing Debt

CreditCardsCo — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:50:17 +0000

Figures released in the past week or so, have shown that loans of many types, credit cards excepted, have seen a decrease in the rate of defaults for three months in succession.

Brand New Marriott Rewards Credit Card

CreditCardsCo — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:31:50 +0000

When you are travelling away from home and you are looking to stay over somewhere, and your preference is to spend your nights in a Marriott hotel, then you should give strong consideration to the Marriott Rewards Credit Card.

Student Targeted Card Marketing Is aggressive As Ever

CreditCardsCo — Tue, 01 May 2012 15:22:01 +0000

Despite laws to prevent it, a new study shows that banks and credit card issuers are still finding ways to market credit cards to students.

Trade Gift Cards For Credit Card Reward Points

CreditCardsCo — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:45:04 +0000

It is fairly common for banks and credit card issuers to allow their customers to trade in reward points for gift cards for some of the country's most popular retailers, but U.S. Bank have become one of the first to offer the reverse!

AMEX Annouce New Fashion, Food & Travel Rewards

CreditCardsCo — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:01:00 +0000

In a recent press release, American Express announced some new rewards partners which will allow American Express customers to use reward points for a vast number of city specific special offers.

How to Combat Financial Cyberchondria

CreditCardsCo — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:34:08 +0000

If your funds are struggling or your credit rating is failing, then the blame could lie at the feet of Facebook and Twitter.

Hawaii Set To Crack Down Predatory Lenders

CreditCardsCo — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:28:55 +0000

This past week, the First Circuit court of Hawaii saw a lawsuit filed which charges seven separate companies and their subsidiaries with signing customers up for protection programs without asking.

Does The Internet Cause Inefficiency and Security Lapses?

CreditCardsCo — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:12:18 +0000

We have all heard about how social networks such as Facebook are having a negative impact on employee productivity and the media has been awash with accounts of how companies are attempting to deal with the growing problem.