From the monthly archives: December 2009
Credit Unions seem to get overlooked in the banking and financial world. For those of you that don’t belong to a credit union, the first thing you want to do is look and see if you have a local credit union, or a credit union in the county or city that you [...]
Your banks and credit cards are pushing rewards credit cards now more than they ever have. Most cards have some sort of reward linked to them, if they don’t, they are the minority. There are several types of rewards credit cards, and choosing the right one requires a smart credit card shopper [...]
I was shopping at Kohls today and ran into a dilimma. Use my Kohls card, or use my Miles by Discover®. The dilemma was very short lived, might I add. Discover gives me 1 mile for every dollar spent, and Kohls… well it was a good deal on the clothes I [...]
Finding a gas rewards credit card is something many consumers are looking for to offset the higher prices in gasoline we pay everyday. There are Texaco gas cards, Chevron gas cards, Mobile, BP, Exxon and the list goes on. But do you want to be driving all over town to use [...]
When paying your bills, using a Cash Rewards creditcard to pay off these bills will put extra cash in your pocket. Depending on your credit cards cash rewards program, you can get anywhere from 1-5% back on your bill payments.
Imagine paying a $100 utility bill and getting 5 bucks back [...]
Everybody has heard of the Citibank company, or Citigroup or Citifinancial. But I’m willing to bet a lot of people haven’t heard of the ThankYou rewards network that Citibank credit card holders get to use. Some of the Citibank credit cards that participate in the ThankYou rewards network are the Citi [...]
The Discover® family of credit cards is the top rated rewards credit card in almost every category, and you will see it at the top of the list on many major credit card review websites. The Discover card leads the pack in rewards such as cash back, airline miles, points towards merchants and rebates.
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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 [...]
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If you are using a credit card to earn rewards, always remember that the interest rate can sometimes offset any rewards that you are earning. How can you figure out exactly how much interest you going to pay, if you make minimum payments, or carry [...]
If you have a checking account, a mailbox, or the internet, you will see that credit cards are upping the ante with rewards. Cash back rewards, airline miles rewards, gift card rewards, hotel rewards, and the list goes on. Which card should you choose and how can you make sure you maximize the rewards [...]
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