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5 Credit Card Rules for New Grads

Credit.com | Posted 05.14.2012

Credit.com

If you just graduated, you might be looking forward to managing money on your own. Certainly, it's deliciously liberating. But it can also be tricky.

Forget Credit Scores: The Case for Credit Grades

Justine Rivero | Posted 05.01.2012

Justine Rivero

If you've had a headache trying to understand your own credit score, pass the aspirin; you aren't the only one.

Loren Berlin

Have Fair Credit And Looking For A Credit Card? Good Luck.

HuffingtonPost.com | Loren Berlin | Posted 04.20.2012

While the economy's fledgling recovery is reviving America's love affair with debt, many credit card companies remain surprisingly cautious in courtin...

Why 'For Sale By Owners' Miss 'The Right Buyer'

Trisha Ocona Francis | Posted 04.10.2012

Trisha Ocona Francis

In this tough economic market everyone wants to save money, especially home sellers. A home seller may want to consider or even actually venture into ...

Zach Carter

Pain At The Pump? Convenience Stores Blame Credit Card Fees

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 04.09.2012

WASHINGTON -- Ten months after the American retailers won a lobbying victory on Capitol Hill against debit card swipe fees, a trade group representing...

How Not To Break Up With A Credit Card

Catherine New | Posted 04.07.2012

Catherine New

Like Suze Orman says, for some people having a credit card handy is like having an open bottle of booze for an alcoholic. You just can't leave it alone. I like to think I have more self-restraint than Lindsay Lohan at an open bar, but could I trust myself with an extra credit card?

1.5 Million Credit Card Numbers May Have Been Swiped In Latest Data Breach

AP | Posted 04.04.2012

NEW YORK (AP) — A company that processes credit card transactions said Monday that as many as 1.5 million card numbers were compromised in a data br...

Bank Fraud Watchdogs In Asia 'Have Got A Bicycle' To 'Catch A Ferrari'

Reuters | Eveline Danubrata | Posted 05.27.2012

By Eveline Danubrata SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Many banks still do not have enough teeth to tackle fraud, which costs Asia around $1 billio...

The Value of Delayed Gratification

Beth Kobliner | Posted 05.21.2012

Beth Kobliner

So, how can you raise one of these marshmallow-waiting, money-saving, super-savvy kids? There are lots of tips on waiting and saving in Money as You Grow, a project I am working on as a member of the President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability.

Watch Out For This Sneaky Restaurant Fee

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 03.15.2012

It could cost you big bucks to let a premium restaurant reservation go unused. Some high-end restaurants around the country are charging customers any...

Catherine New

More Facebook Friends Could Lead to Better Bank Rates

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 03.01.2012

The only thing stopping banks from putting your Facebook page into your credit file is the law. But even that line is growing blurrier. One new ba...

The Fed's New Transparency: Too Much information?

Richard Barrington | Posted 04.10.2012

Richard Barrington

A series of inaccurate forecasts could make people doubt the ability of the FOMC. Opinions on the new reporting detail will vary, but ultimately the verdict may lay in the hands of whoever eventually succeeds Ben Bernanke as Fed chairman.

Red States Outscored Blue Under Obama

Richard Barrington | Posted 03.13.2012

Richard Barrington

It's the classic election year question: Are you better off now than you were four years ago? As the primary season gets under way, expect to hear some version of that question with increasing frequency. Your answer may depend on where you live -- and how you vote.

CardRatings Hall of Shame: Worst Credit Cards of 2011

Curtis Arnold | Posted 03.13.2012

Curtis Arnold

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.

Why Credit Card Companies Could Start Issuing More Cards

AP | By EILEEN AJ CONNELLY | Posted 12.16.2011

NEW YORK -- Credit card defaults dropped so sharply this year that banks may pick up their pace of opening new accounts in 2012. While it's not likel...

2011 Editor's Choice Awards, Part 2

Curtis Arnold | Posted 02.05.2012

Curtis Arnold

Our second batch of Editor's Choice awards celebrates credit cards that add value by saving us money or by helping us build stronger credit scores.

AmEx Enters Higher Education Marketplace With Prepaid Student Accounts

Turnstyle | Posted 01.16.2012

Turnstyle

By: Robyn Gee Students at the University of North Florida now only need one item in their wallet to get around campus: their student ID. Starting on ...

Worth More Than A Cow

Natalie Pace | Posted 01.15.2012

Natalie Pace

A young African girl was being sold by her parents to a much older man, who already had three wives. This young woman did something extraordinary. She simply said, "No."

Best Credit Cards for Holiday Shopping

Curtis Arnold | Posted 01.09.2012

Curtis Arnold

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.

Leaving An Abusive Marriage? 7 Ways To Protect Your Money

Jeffrey A. Landers | Posted 12.30.2011

Jeffrey A. Landers

Divorce is painful -- anyone who has been through the process will attest to that. But, sometimes, divorce is less painful than staying in a relationship that has become abusive.

How Your Credit Card Could Be Used To Target Ads

Posted 12.25.2011

By Emily Steel, Wall Street Journal Visa has filed several patent applications that provide a blueprint for using credit-card transaction data to t...

U.S. Banks Losing Ground In Combating Credit, Debit Card Fraud: Report

Posted 12.04.2011

(Ross Kerber) - U.S. banks are losing ground in the battle to combat credit and debit card fraud, a new report shows, underscoring the growing thr...

$2 a Gallon Gas, Michele Bachmann? Aim Higher.

Adam Levin | Posted 10.25.2011

Adam Levin

Michele Bachmann asserted that, if elected, she will fight to bring us back to the heady days of $2 per gallon gasoline. That's one hell of a campaign promise.

Credit Card Late Payments Hit 17-Year Low

AP | By EILEEN AJ CONNELLY | Posted 10.16.2011

NEW YORK -- Credit card users are so focused on keeping their accounts in good standing that they've driven the rate of late payments down to its lowe...

Tyler Kingkade

Moody's Analytics Warns: Student Debt May Be The Next Financial Bubble To Burst

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 10.09.2011

WASHINGTON -- Record borrowing by college students who are graduating without jobs could lead to major problems in the nation's economy, according to ...