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Archive for January, 2008

Railroad on track to take credit cards - Connecticut Post (Credit Card News)

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Railroad on track to take credit cardsConnecticut Post, CT - Jan 30, 2008Dan Brucker, a Metro-North spokesman, said the new technology allows conductors to accept credit cards for onboard ticket sales, and eliminates paperwork by …

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Chameleon cardsMoneyExpert, UK - 6 hours agoWith the average adult holding two to three credit cards and often switching every six to […]

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Plunge in new mortgages to lowest level for eight years adds to the (Credit Card News)

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Times Online - Growth in consumer credit including personal loans and credit cards was also weaker than forecast, increasing by only £600 million, a 0.2 per cent rise from November and 5.7 per cent more than December 2006. Approvals for remortgages rose slightly Read More
US Embassy Tokyo - Identity thieves can […]

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A millionaire NRI who made it with no money (Credit Card News)

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Deccan Herald - Soon thereafter he started a 25-bed retirement home with the help of $150,000 from credit cards. Since then he has not looked back. Antony today runs 10 hospitals in California . It was his passion for films that made him produce two movies, besides Read More
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Credit cards now taken for co. taxes - DeWitt Era-Enterprise (Credit Card News)

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Credit cards now taken for co. taxesDeWitt Era-Enterprise, AR - 53 minutes agoThe Arkansas County Tax Collector’s office now takes major credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover). The office began taking credit …

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Credit Cards to Escape Slow Credit?American Chronicle, CA - 11 minutes agoThere are those who believe that prepaid credit cards can help you […]

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Advanta earnings offer glimpse of difficulty (Credit Card News)

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Philadelphia Inquirer - Advanta Corp.’s fourth-quarter earnings, scheduled for release this morning, will offer a glimpse of how the increasingly difficult national economy is affecting small business. The Spring House company, a large national issuer of credit cards to Read More
Edmonton Sun - Stolen credit cards and fraudulent pieces of identification […]

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Drowning in debt, he needs a life raft (Credit Card News)

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Los Angeles Times - Drake carries $29,000 in debt on six credit cards. He owes an additional $16,000 at his bank. And he has borrowed $9,000 from his 401(k) retirement plan, which is worth $14,000 and was his only unencumbered asset. Each month, he spends nearly $2,000 Read More
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Cops break alleged fraud ring - Edmonton Sun (Credit Card News)

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

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Cops break alleged fraud ringEdmonton Sun,  Canada - 8 hours agoIan Strom stopped a woman who allegedly presented herself as two different people and had a number of stolen credit cards and stolen IDs in her possession. …Traffic cop nabs identity thieves Edmonton Journalall 4 news articles

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Defaults on credit cards on the riseFinancialAdvice.co.uk, UK - […]

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Supermarket Giant Tesco Bans Cheques At Its Check-Outs (Credit Card News)

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Ananova - Supermarket giant Tesco will stop accepting cheques at its 2,000 UK stores from February 25. From then on customers will only be able to pay in cash or with debit or credit cards. Tesco is following in the footsteps of Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Asda Read More
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Limit access to credit cards, Government urged - Malaysia Star (Credit Card News)

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Limit access to credit cards, Government urgedMalaysia Star, Malaysia - Jan 27, 2008PETALING JAYA: The Government should impose tighter regulatory controls on banks and financial institutions to limit the accessibility of credit cards, …

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Recession Watch: Slash your credit card debtWalletPop, VA - 36 minutes agoI have gotten offers for credit cards with much lower interest rates than […]

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Limit access to credit cards, Government urged - Malaysia Star (Credit Card News)

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Limit access to credit cards, Government urgedMalaysia Star, Malaysia - Jan 27, 2008PETALING JAYA: The Government should impose tighter regulatory controls on banks and financial institutions to limit the accessibility of credit cards, …

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2 arrested in credit card raidsToronto Star,  Canada - 17 hours agoTwo men have been arrested after police in Markham seized thousands of […]

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