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		<title>American Express is offering its Reward Points to pay for Taxes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Express is allowing credit card users the ability to pay their US state and federal taxes with their rewards points. The cash value will be based at 200 points for every dollar. Which equals one half cent per point. Consumers that have enough points to pay off all of the taxes will have the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.cardrewards.net/2010/01/american-express-is-offering-its-reward-points-to-pay-for-taxes/americanexpress/" rel="attachment wp-att-260"><img src="http://www.cardrewards.net/news/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/americanexpress-300x300.gif" alt="" title="americanexpress" width="300" height="300" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-260" /></a>American Express is allowing credit card users the ability to pay their US state and federal taxes with their rewards points.</p>
<p>The cash value will be based at 200 points for every dollar. Which equals one half cent per point. Consumers that have enough points to pay off all of the taxes will have the ability to do so.</p>
<p>The program will be available through 2 vendors pay1040 and official payments Corp. Prior to this year Amex only allowed tax filers to use points on fees charged by the online payment services.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cardrewards.net/american-express-credit-cards.php">Compare American Express rewards credit cards</a></p>
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		<title>Cardrewards.net announces the return of Blue American Express cards</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is nothing to be blue about the blue family of American Express Cards. When it comes to lower rates, intro APR offers, and rewards, the American Express Blue, the American Express Blue Cash, and the American Express Blue Sky are some of the top rewards credit cards on the market today. American Express was [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.cardrewards.net/2010/01/cardrewards-net-announces-the-return-of-blue-american-express-cards/american-express/" rel="attachment wp-att-177"><img src="http://www.cardrewards.net/news/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/american-express-300x189.jpg" alt="" title="american-express" width="300" height="189" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-177" /></a>There is nothing to be blue about the <a href="http://www.cardrewards.net/american-express-credit-cards.php">blue family of American Express Cards</a>. When it comes to lower rates, intro APR offers, and rewards, the American Express Blue, the American Express Blue Cash, and the American Express Blue Sky are some of the top rewards credit cards on the market today. American Express was the pioneer in introducing rewards based credit cards.</p>
<p>For several months now the card rewards network (cardrewards.net) has listed the Discover More Card has the best cash back credit card on our site. Now that the Blue Cash(R) from American Express has been added to our marketing channel, now Discover has competition.</p>
<p>The great thing about the Blue Sky from American Express(R) is the flexibility that this travel rewards credit card offers. The points you earn on this card are good for any airline, hotel, car rental, and more. Not to mention there are no blackout dates, or travel restrictions with this card. It is one of the best travel rewards credit cards online today.</p>
<p>If you would like to compare all <a href="http://www.cardrewards.net/american-express-credit-cards.php">American Express rewards credit cards</a>, and find out all the great benefits that the American Express family of cars has to offer, click the link to see all the credit card offers with their terms and conditions.</p>
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		<title>How does the new Credit Card Act of 2009 affect your rewards credit card</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:40:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (CARD) Sec 101 begins with the Amendment to the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) which requires credit card companies to give an advance notice of increases in interest rates, in writing, no later than 45 days prior to the effective date of the increase. This also [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-103" href="http://www.cardrewards.net/2009/12/how-does-the-new-credit-card-act-of-2009-affect-your-rewards-credit-card/credit-card-accountability-responsibility-and-disclosure-act/"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-103" title="Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act" src="http://www.cardrewards.net/news/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Credit-Card-Accountability-Responsibility-and-Disclosure-Act-300x230.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="230" /></a><strong>Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (CARD)</strong></p>
<p>Sec 101 begins with the Amendment to the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) which requires credit card companies to give an advance notice of increases in interest rates, in writing, no later than 45 days prior to the effective date of the increase. This also includes any changes in fees, finance charges or other related significant change. Consumers are also given a right to cancel, and the cancellation will not constitute any type of default between the creditor and the consumer. You as the consumer are protected if you wish to cancel, due to a interest rake hike, and are not required to pay the balance up front, you can still make your minimum monthly payments.</p>
<p>Sec 171 states that the Credit Card Company cannot increase your interest rate on your outstanding balance, except if you were under a promotional term or plan that has an expiration date that was noted to you. For example, if you have a 6 month 0% intro apr period, and you decide to cancel your account 5 months into the intro period, due to an interest rate hike, you still have to pay interest after month 6, at the rate that was agreed on, at the time the 0% took place.</p>
<p>Sec 171 b(4) States that if you make late payments that cause your credit card terms to go into default, the credit card company can raise your interest rate, for a period of no longer than 6 months, so long as you are paying your payments on time.</p>
<p>Sec 172(a) States that as long as you are making your payments on time, and do not default on any of the agreements between you and the credit card company, they cannot increase your interest rate for the first year since the card was opened.</p>
<p>Credit card companies are not allow to charge you an over limit fee, if you are assessed a fee that puts your card over the limit in the first place. The CC Companies are only allowed to charge 1 over limit fee per billing cycle and for only 2 consecutive cycles as long as the consumer hasn&#8217;t asked for an increase in credit limit and went over that credit line as well.</p>
<p>Credit card companies are not allowed to charge fees as a result of delayed payments received from the changing of their mailing address, office location, or handling procedures within 60 days of the change.</p>
<p>Your credit card payment date cannot change by law. For example a 28 day billing cycle in Feb would cause your payment to be due 3 days earlier, this law gets rid of that. Also, if your payment due date falls on a holiday, payments received the day after, cannot be counted as late.</p>
<p>There is much more to the <a href="http://www.cardrewards.net/card-2009-act.pdf">CARD 2009 which you can read here</a></p>
<p><em>Disclaimer: This interpretation of the CARD 2009 is not intended for legal advice and for educational use only, I am not a lawyer, and the interpretations are based on my own opinions, Cardrewards.net will not be held responsible for any errors, omissions or inaccuracies published.</em></p>
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		<title>The US Bank FlexPerks Travel Rewards Card is the Best Travel Credit Card According to Kiplinger</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US Bank FlexPerks allows you to redeem airline tickets for as little as 20,000 FlexPoints(SM). Another benefit of the FlexPerks travel rewards card is the flexibility to earn cash back, merchandise and gift cards instead of just travel rewards. The FlexPerks program also allows customers to earn double FlexPoints on purchases such as gas, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The US Bank FlexPerks allows you to redeem airline tickets for as little as 20,000 FlexPoints(SM). <a rel="attachment wp-att-36" href="http://www.cardrewards.net/2009/12/the-us-bank-flexperks-travel-rewards-card-is-the-best-travel-credit-card-according-to-kiplinger/us-bank/"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-36" title="us-bank" src="http://www.cardrewards.net/news/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/us-bank.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="29" /></a>Another benefit of the FlexPerks <a href="http://www.cardrewards.net/travel-rewards-credit-cards.php">travel rewards card</a> is the flexibility to earn cash back, merchandise and gift cards instead of just travel rewards.</p>
<p>The FlexPerks program also allows customers to earn double FlexPoints on purchases such as gas, groceries, or airlines. It is based on which category of spending customer spent the most on for the month.</p>
<p>U.S. Bancorp is the sixth largest commercial bank in the United States. The 3,002 banking options in 25 states, and 5,170 ATMs. To learn more about this card visit <a href="http://www.usbank.com/flexperks">www.usbank.com/flexperks</a></p>
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		<title>Target Is Test Driving a Rewards Program for Its Cardholders</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an attempt to boost profitability, and drive future performance, retailer Target is testing out a rewards program for its credit cards in San Antonio, Texas and Kansas City, Missouri. Target customers were eligible to get 3 to 5% off their purchases directly through the cash register, instead of getting a 10% off coupon redeemed [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-5" href="http://www.cardrewards.net/2009/12/target-is-test-driving-a-rewards-program-for-its-cardholders/targetlogo/"></a><a rel="attachment wp-att-6" href="http://www.cardrewards.net/2009/12/target-is-test-driving-a-rewards-program-for-its-cardholders/targetlogo-2/"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-6" title="targetlogo" src="http://www.cardrewards.net/news/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/targetlogo1.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>In an attempt to boost profitability, and drive future performance, retailer Target is testing out a rewards program for its credit cards in San Antonio, Texas and Kansas City, Missouri. Target customers were eligible to get 3 to 5% off their purchases directly through the cash register, instead of getting a 10% off coupon redeemed later. The response has been encouraging, according to Target.</p>
<p>Currently, Target delinquent Seawright for November was 9.39%, which equals $750 million in payments that are over 30 days past due. Target wrote over $97 million in bad credit loans in November alone.</p>
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