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Ditching credit cards right move for some - Detroit News
NEW YORK -- Here's one way to dodge credit card debt and late fees: Don't carry any plastic. "People look at me like I'm an anomaly. But guess what? It's a whole lot easier when you're not juggling debt," said Paige LeFevre, a 41-year-old Atlanta ...
Posted: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:23:00 GMT

Gasoline credit cards can help cut costs - San Francisco Gate
Sunday, September 7, 2008 These cards typically let cardholders accumulate points in exchange for a gift card or receive cash back on purchases. The savings typically run from 3 to 5 percent of your gas bill. As with any credit card, you'll find ...
Posted: Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:59:00 GMT

If not scrutinized, city credit cards abused - St. Petersburg Times
A second North Pinellas city is learning the embarrassing lesson that written policies governing employees' use of city credit cards are not enough to prevent unauthorized purchases. In 2003, the city was Tarpon Springs. After a city employee was ...
Posted: Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:57:00 GMT

Commerzbank launches scented credit cards - International Herald Tribune
FRANKFURT, Germany : With financial markets in turmoil, one of Germany's biggest banks is moving to make its customers' credit smell a little sweeter. Commerzbank AG on Thursday launched a range of scented credit cards to appeal to the discerning ...
Posted: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:06:00 GMT

Taking a loan to pay off credit cards - CNN Money
If you're saddled with a lot of high-interest credit card debt, you might be tempted to pay it off quickly by borrowing from your 401(k) or taking out a home equity loan. There are two primary advantages to home equity loans: They typically charge ...
Posted: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:54:00 GMT

Five-Star Ratings for Credit Cards? - US News and World Report
Sen. Ron Wyden, along with cosponsor Barack Obama, wants to create an easy way for consumers to understand credit card policies by rating them according to a five-star system. The concept is similar to the five-star crash test rating system used for ...
Posted: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:17:00 GMT

Families turn to credit cards to pay mortgage bills - Times Online
Homeowners are increasingly turning to plastic to service their debts as price rises eat into surplus household incomes, a leading UK debt management service said today. A survey by Payplan, conducted over the past month, showed that 50 per cent of ...
Posted: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:56:00 GMT

Is This The End Of Credit Cards? - Sky.com
Plastic cards could become a thing of the past after Barclaycard announced it was investing a seven-figure sum in new ways to make payments. Is this the future of payment? Contactless payment technology allows people to pay for items with the things ...
Posted: Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:57:00 GMT

Debenhams chief Rob Templeman says customers favour cash over credit ... - Times Online
Faced by soaring bills, rising prices, expensive petrol and ever deeper concerns about their jobs, consumers are leaving their credit cards in their purses and wallets and are paying with cash, the chief executive of Debenhams said yesterday. The ...
Posted: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:54:00 GMT

Credit cards get RFID makeover from MasterCard - Silicon.com
The OneSMART PayPass card will use both Chip and PIN and RFID technology to enable contactless payments - used in the same way as the London Underground Oyster card. The card is now ready for trialling at banks and shops, the company said. MasterCard ...
Posted: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:19:00 GMT