Credit Card Application

Bank industry urged to simplify credit forms - Vancouver Sun
OTTAWA -- MasterCard Canada wants the banking industry to drop the legalese in their credit application form in favour of plain language so consumers can understand how hefty interest rates are calculated if they can't pay their bill. The company ...
Posted: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:35:00 GMT

TheStar.com | Business | Credit cards need to lose the legalese - Toronto Star
W hen applying for a credit card, you have to sign a contract that's crammed with legalese and fine-print footnotes. It's time for a fresh approach to communication. Companies should make it clear regarding what comes with your credit card besides ...
Posted: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:23:00 GMT

MasterCard offers simpler contracts - Calgary Herald
MasterCard Canada wants the banking industry to drop the legalese in their credit application form in favour of plain language so consumers can understand how hefty interest rates are calculated if they can't pay their bill. The company teamed up ...
Posted: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:27:00 GMT

TheStar.com | Business | Credit card costs soar for hard-hit consumers - Toronto Star
Just as the federal government is moving to spend $50 billion more to entice Canadian banks to keep lending, many customers are getting hit with higher credit costs. For example, Toronto-Dominion Bank – which has skirted the worst of the credit ...
Posted: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:11:00 GMT

Cheap borrowing gets harder in credit crunch fallout - MyFinances.co.uk
One of the most widely significant ramifications of the credit crunch for British consumers appears to be that cheap borrowing is becoming increasingly hard to find, especially for those with a bad credit history. An interesting indication of the ...
Posted: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:35:00 GMT

Jessica's help is the cat's whiskers - Daily Telegraph
On the penultimate morning of our New Zealand holiday, my travelling companion suffered a stroke and was admitted to hospital. Four months later my claim has not been settled. Your policy was underwritten by Axa Insurance, headed up by Marks ...
Posted: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:10:00 GMT

Identity Theft: Dumpster Digging - WETM 18
Rifling through bags of garbage we found everything you'd expect, rotting food and it's not so pleasant smell. But passed the trash, we found papers and mail. After just 20 minutes of searching, we hit what an identity thief would call "the jackpot ...
Posted: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:21:00 GMT

How to Beat 'Card Bind' - Wall Street Journal
Let's call it the "credit-card bind." You're trying to get your life established. You get a job. Then you set out to buy a car, rent an apartment, maybe even you plan to buy a house -- all of which require credit. But you resisted getting a credit ...
Posted: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:58:00 GMT

Pushing Credit on the College Crowd - US News and World Report
Settling in as a sophomore at the University of Illinois-Chicago last year, Sydney Maier came across an offer she couldn't refuse: free food. At a Subway franchise near campus, Discover Card representatives gave students sandwiches in exchange for ...
Posted: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:54:00 GMT

Political Insider - Atlanta Journal Constitution
The entry titled "A Republican wonders if early voting shouldn't be part of the debate over election theft," and any of the comments about it. In the early years of this century, voter fraud was a fixation reserved for one particular party. The ...
Posted: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:58:00 GMT