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Mom Can't Get Credit Card, Starts Protest Movement

HuffingtonPost.com | Loren Berlin | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Online Petitions, Household Income, Credit CARD Act, Capital One, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Credit Card Act of 2009, Holy McCall, Credit Cards, Petition, Personal Income, Money News

Holly McCall, a 34-year-old mother of two from Vienna, Va., grabbed headlines last week with her fight for the right of stay-at-home mothers to open t...

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Donations To Scott Walker Group Encounter Fraud Problem

ProPublica | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Scott Walker Recall, Friends of Scott Walker Capital One, Wisconsin Recall, Scott Walker, Friends of Scott Walker, Friends of Scott Walker Donations, Capital One, Friends of Scott Walker Fraud, Scott Walker Donations, Scott Walker Donors, Politics News

When MaryAnn Nellis tried to pay for groceries on April 14, her credit card was declined. Later, she said, she found out why: Her credit card company,...

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The Time Is Ripe For A New Card

Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Rewards, Citi, Poll, Credit Cards, Points, Capital One, Miles, Chase, Money News

If you've got money to spend, the time is ripe to look into getting a new credit card. Card companies like Chase, Citi and Capital One are throwing...

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Capital One Says It Won't Ruin ING Direct

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 02.16.2012

Read More: Checking Accounts, Capital One, Bank Fees, Capital One ING Direct, ING Direct, Federal Reserve, Overdraft Fees, Bank Acquisition, Electric Orange, Debit Cards, Wall-Street-Deals, High-Yield Savings Account, Business News

Capital One said it won't change a thing for customers at much-beloved ING Direct, responding to consumer groups worried that its acquisition of the o...

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10 CEOs Making A Dollar Or Less

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 02.02.2012

Read More: Lee Iacocca, Google, CEO Pay, Whole Foods, Chrysler, Mayor Bloomberg, Capital One, Msn, Ceos, Fisher College of Business, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO Compensation, Larry Page, Facebook, Business News

Along with official launch of Facebook's IPO Wednesday came the news that CEO Mark Zuckerberg would be reducing his annual salary to just one dollar b...

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CardRatings Hall of Shame: Worst Credit Cards of 2011

Curtis Arnold | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Credit Card, Interest Rate, Apr, Credit Limit, Applied Bank, Citibank, Capital One, Chase, Penfed, Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Merrick Bank, Rewards Credit Card, Fnbo, Business News

It's hard to avoid noticing some offers that would have been better left on a marketing team's whiteboard. Our panel of credit card experts found this year's five worst credit card offers, along with one account that's worthy of a second look.

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More Americans Charged The Holidays

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: American Express, Holidays, Capital One, Shopping, Spending, Credit Counseling, Christmas, Overspending, Consumers, Retail, Holiday Spending, Credit Card Debt, Credit Cards, Discover Card, Black-Friday, Business News

In a turnaround from last year, shoppers were not afraid to pull out the plastic this holiday season. Spending on credit cards jumped 7 percent in Nov...

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2011 Editor's Choice Awards, Part 1

Curtis Arnold | Posted 01.31.2012

As we compiled our list of the best credit cards for this year's Editor's Choice Awards, we saw something we haven't seen much of from lenders over the past few years. Hunger.

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Best Credit Cards for Holiday Shopping

Curtis Arnold | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Citi, American Express, Bank of America, Chase, Retail Sales, Capital One, Holiday Shopping, Budget, Black Friday, Thanksgiving, Credit Card, Penfed, Upromise, Business News

This time of year, retail stores want to encourage new account signups at checkout. If you make too many new applications, you can put a temporary ding in your credit report that can disqualify you from the best credit card deals.

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Bailed-out banks paid no income tax in some years, according to study

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Taxes, Tarp, Politics, PNC Financial Services Group, State Street Corp., Banks, Wells Fargo & Co., Business, Goldman Sachs Group, Iwatch News, Capital One., Business News

By John Dunbar, iWatch NewsFive banks that received federal bailout funds during the financial crisis paid no income tax at least one year between 2...

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The Bank Merger From Hell (or, What's Preying on Your Wallet?)

Preeti Vissa | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Banks, Credit Cards, Predatory Lending, Capital One, Too Big to Fail, Mergers, Capital One Merger, Capital One ING, Capital One ING Direct, Business News

As public anger at Wall Street greed boils over in the form of protests spreading across the nation, the Federal Reserve Board is poised to allow creation of yet another "too big to fail" bank.

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Best Credit Cards If Your Credit Is in the Doghouse

Curtis Arnold | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Citi, Credit Cards, Orchard Bank, Capital One, Apr, Annual Fee, Banks, Federal Reserve, Credit Scores, Secured Credit Cards, Credit Unions, Business News

To enjoy the real benefits of credit cards, you'll need to keep your secured account in good standing for a year or two. Commit to earning and saving more money, so you can control your credit cards instead of letting them control you.

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Why Occupy Wall Street? 10 Reasons Protestors Picked the Right Target

Heather McGhee | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Capital One, Wall Street, Dodd-Frank, Jim Demint, Wells Fargo, Zucotti Park, Occupy Wall Street, K Street, Politics News

The protests offer a good occasion to step back and consider the broad ways in which the financial industry have worked at odds with the interests of ordinary Americans and broad, sustained economic growth in the real economy.

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Capital One Merger Presents Federal Reserve With 'Too Big To Fail' Test

Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: Hsbc, Dodd-Frank, Capital One, Ing, Financial Reform, Too Big to Fail, Banking, Federal Reserve, Systemic Risk, Big Banks, Video, Business News

(ALEXANDRA ALPER, Reuters) - Consumer groups will try to convince the Federal Reserve this week that rubber stamping the Capital One Financial Cor...

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Three of the Worst Credit Cards on the Market and Three Excellent Substitutes

Odysseas Papadimitriou | Posted 09.05.2011

Read More: Credit Cards, American Express, Visa, Worst Credit Cards, Capital One, Fees, Interest Rates, Best Credit Cards, Wells Fargo, Business News

While it's truly a testament to the new credit card laws that the number of utterly unattractive credit card offers has diminished over the past couple of years, the fact of the matter is a few bad offers will always remain.

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Fannie Mae Appoints Industry Veteran As New Chief Financial Officer

AP | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Susan Mcfarland, Freddie Mac, Capital One, Chief Financial Officer, Mcfarland Fannie, David Hisey, Cfo, Fannie Mae, Banking Industry, Business News

WASHINGTON -- Fannie Mae is naming banking industry veteran Susan McFarland as its chief financial officer. McFarland takes over for deputy CFO David...

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Massive Hack Targets Customers From Citigroup, Walgreens, TiVo, Capital One, HSN, College Board

Posted 06.03.2011

Read More: Citigroup, Walgreens, College Board, Hsn, Capital One, Epsilon Hack, Tivo, Technology News

(Reuters) - The names and e-mails of customers of Citigroup Inc and other large U.S. companies, as well as College Board students, were exposed in...

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The Person We Should Be Moving Our Money to

Don McNay | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: Cecilia Ky, Grayson County Ky, Hilliard Lyons, Capital One, Mayfield Ky, Kentucky Democratic Party, Main Street, Short Creek Ky, What to Do When You Win the Lottery, Alec Baldwin, Arianna Huffington, Sara Ackerman, Goldman Sachs, Jim Gray, Pete Mahurin, Lexington KY, Richmond Ky, Peter Mahurin, Gray Construction, Al Smith, Debts, Tea Party, American College, Western Kentucky University, Lexington, Dixie Mahurin, Lloyd Blankfein, Structured Settlement, Msfs, Republican National Committee, Rand Paul, Elizabethtown KY, Chfc, Physics, Ivy League, Kentucky, Don McNay, Democratic National Committee, Move Your Money, CBS Evening News, Clu, Senator Rand Paul, Credit Cards, Louisville, Wall Street Bailouts, Wall Street, Vanderbilt University, Investment, Albany Ky, Banking, Eastern Kentucky University, Million Dollar Round Table, Banks, Bowling Green Ky, Personal Finance, Cssc, Brokerage Houses, Business News

Over 4 million people moved their money from Wall Street Banks in 2010, according to Sara Ackerman, project coordinator for Move Your Money. I bought...

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Debtors' Prison in 2011

Wall Street Journal | JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Debt, Sue, Capital One, Debtors' Prison, Judges, Debt Collection Industry, Ftc, Borrowers, Regulators, Encore Capital Group, Federal Trade Commission, Lawmakers, Arrest Warrants, Business News

Some lawmakers, judges and regulators are trying to rein in the U.S. debt-collection industry's use of arrest warrants to recoup money owed by borrowe...

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Credit Card Companies Are Targeting Risky Borrowers Again

nytimes.com | ERIC DASH | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hsbc, Credit Card Offers, Discover, Capital One, Bank of America, Credit Card Debt, Credit Card Subprime, Credit Card Offers for Students, FICO Scores, Citigroup, Business News

Credit card offers are surging again after a three-year slowdown, as banks seek to revive a business that brought them huge profits before the financi...

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Credit Card Delinquencies Rates Fall As Does Usage

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bank of America, Holiday Shopping, Credit Card Use, Credit Cards, Capital One, Credit Card Delinquencies, Credit Card Debt, Business News

Credit card delinquency rates fell at major U.S. lenders in November as fewer consumers fell behind on their bill payments, signaling that they are re...

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NCAA Award Offers Graduate Scholarship Money

AP | MICHAEL MAROT | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ncaa, Division 1, Capital One, NCAA Graduate Scholarship, NCAA Scholarship, College News

INDIANAPOLIS — There's an added incentive to prove which college or university has the best athletic program in America – $200,000 in grad...

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'Home Prices Are Likely To Be Headed Down,' Says Capital One CEO

HuffingtonPost.com | William Alden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mortgages, Housing Market, Credit, Capital One, Default, Barclays Capital, Economy, Double-Dip Recession, Foreclosure, Consumers, Double Dip Recession, Housing Crisis, Business News

Speaking at the Barclays Capital 2010 Global Financial Services Conference, Capital One CEO Richard Fairbank was pessimistic about the housing market ...

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Dreams of Mustached Mascot of the Year

Dr. Abraham Froman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Capital One Mascot Challenge, Sports Mascots, Capital One, Mustache, Mascot, Capital One Mascot Championship, Sports News

I'm a dreamer. And much like my fascination for Mr. T causes me to repeatedly dream I'm his sidekick in "A-Team" episodes, I've always dreamed of bein...

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Today Is the Day to Cut Up Your Credit Cards (VIDEO)

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Capital One, Banking Collapse, Cash Back Offers, Bailout, American College, Andrew Kahr, Banking Products, Ben Bernanke, A Piece of the Action, Winner Take All, The Fed, Bank of America, First Deposit, Christina Binkley, Richmond Ky, Maria Bartiromo, Move Your Money Campaign, Lexington, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup, Casino-Reward-Cards, Harrahs, Federal Reserve Study of Consumer Finance, Rewards Card, Move Your Money, Kentucky, Don McNay, Joe Nocera, Las Vegas, Dave Ramsey, Credit Cards, JP Morgan, Louisville, Providian, Business News

It never ceases to amaze me how many people think they are smarter than the credit card game. It reminds me of people who are trying to outfox casinos.

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