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The Motley Fool April 13, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Are Credit Card Companies Being Unpatriotic? The drop in credit card borrowing may seem to represent consumers spending less or paying down their debts, but it also reflects lenders giving up on some debt, calling it uncollectible. |
The Motley Fool October 2, 2009 Dave Mock |
3 Reasons to Buy Visa Today There are lots, but here are three biggies. |
The Motley Fool February 2, 2011 Selena Maranjian |
8 Million Credit Card Customers Vanish As more folks put down the plastic, will banks suffer? |
The Motley Fool November 11, 2009 Morgan Housel |
Rely on a Credit Card? Read This We should pay attention to what banks plan on doing with the single most important source of consumer credit -- credit cards -- in the months ahead. |
The Motley Fool August 24, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Why Banks Are Jumping For Joy Think new credit card rules are bad for issuers? Think again. |
The Motley Fool October 15, 2008 Morgan Housel |
Discover Finds It Finally Pays to Discover The credit-card dark horse scores a windfall. |
The Motley Fool January 27, 2011 Morgan Housel |
A Big Myth About U.S. Consumers Why we haven't given up on credit cards. |
The Motley Fool December 4, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
The Real Systemic Risk in Our Economy We all have to change how we think about money. |
The Motley Fool November 4, 2009 Morgan Housel |
MasterCard Is Stabilizing Global consumers aren't dead yet. |
The Motley Fool October 14, 2004 David FitzMaurice |
Battling for Profits Why American Express and Discover will make more money competing for customers. |
The Motley Fool December 1, 2008 Morgan Housel |
The Death of Credit Cards There's no way around it -- the key to a stabilized economy is to get people to spend less and save more. Unfortunately, that'll mean a reduction in the standard of living for those reliant on plastic. |
The Motley Fool June 30, 2008 Tom Hutchinson |
AmEx Withdraws Cash From MasterCard American Express wins a settlement with MasterCard for as much as $1.8 billion, in one of the largest antitrust suits ever. |
The Motley Fool July 7, 2010 Kris Eddy |
A Shift Away From Paying With Plastic Smartphone software could bump the swiping of credit and debit cards to the side, taking business away from card companies and banks, as well as hardware and security providers. |
The Motley Fool December 13, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Chase Does Right for Consumers Chase credit cards will soon offer better terms. |
The Motley Fool November 17, 2008 Dayana Yochim |
The Credit Card Fee That Will Fleece You Although credit cards are certainly convenient, they can add as much as 5% to the purchase price of everything you buy overseas. |
The Motley Fool January 10, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
How These Banks Could Make More Money Credit card rewards prompt greater spending. |
The Motley Fool December 1, 2009 Alyce Lomax |
Use That Credit Card -- Or Else! When you care enough to charge somebody for not borrowing. Punishing responsible customers might not be the banks' brightest idea ever. |
The Motley Fool May 18, 2010 Rick Steier |
How the CARD Act Killed Credit Access When will government learn that poorly constructed regulation harms more than it helps? |
The Motley Fool December 12, 2008 Rich Duprey |
Credit Card Companies Ready to Roll As roll rates rise, credit card companies are beginning to cut off credit and minimize their exposure to rising delinquencies. |
The Motley Fool October 11, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Credit Card Competition Coming The legal defeat for Visa and MasterCard is a victory for some other firms, such as American Express, and also for some card-issuers. As competition heats up, we may enjoy better rates and service. |
The Motley Fool February 13, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Steer Clear of This Spending Trap With store credit cards, you'll get 10% off now and pay forever -- if you're not careful. |
The Motley Fool September 5, 2008 Morgan Housel |
30-Second Overview: American Express A quick look at credit card giant American Express. |
The Motley Fool November 15, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Credit Card Fine Print Grab your magnifying glass! Credit card companies tend to sneak their unsavory terms and conditions in tiny print hidden in long documents that few people read. |
The Motley Fool February 26, 2008 Sham Gad |
Visa's Big Deal The upcoming $19 billion IPO of Visa is kind of a big deal. In fact, if all goes as planned, it could be the largest IPO in U.S. history |
The Motley Fool April 13, 2009 Morgan Housel |
More Reasons to Worry About Credit Card Companies First it was the banks; now consumers are the ones ditching credit cards. |
The Motley Fool February 27, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Higher Credit Card Rates May Be Lurking in Your Mailbox Some credit cards are quietly raising their rates. Here's what you should do. |
BusinessWeek November 5, 2007 Cliff Edwards |
Gift Cards with a Personal Touch Put your photo or special messages on gift cards - they're Visa's bid to regain share from stores and restaurants. |
The Motley Fool April 14, 2008 Colleen Paulson |
I'm Beating the Credit Crunch There is still credit to be had, even when things are tight. Some credit card issuers are upgrading customers to cards without limits, and revolving credit is is up. |
The Motley Fool May 27, 2009 James Brumley |
Take Advantage of Credit Card Reform The recently enacted Credit CARD Act of 2009 gave consumers some valuable protection against card rules that, for some, were the equivalent of financial quicksand. |
The Motley Fool April 30, 2008 Tom Hutchinson |
MasterCard Dazzles MasterCard reports an absolute blowout quarter in the midst of a miserable economy. |
The Motley Fool March 18, 2009 Morgan Housel |
Get Ready for Credit Card Hell Credit card companies aren't just sitting back and absorbing losses, but frantically slashing existing credit lines in a last-ditch effort to take the risk off their balance sheets. |
The Motley Fool September 11, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Watch Out for Businesses Spending Your Money Corporations may soon wield even more power to spend your money. The Supreme Court is considering lifting restrictions against companies donating directly to federal election campaigns. |
The Motley Fool December 1, 2009 Kris Eddy |
Is Shopping Contagious? How will culture shape foreign consumer spending? |
The Motley Fool September 9, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Credit Cards for College Collegians and credit cards aren't necessarily a disastrous combination. |
The Motley Fool January 19, 2012 Dan Caplinger |
Discover Financial Faces a Tough 2012 Analysts have mixed feelings about Discover. The target price for the stock is only around 10% higher than current levels, and earnings are seen remaining stagnant over the next year or two. |
The Motley Fool March 25, 2010 Morgan Housel |
Why Is Bank of America Getting Crushed by Its Peers? Why is B of A's credit card portfolio is so ugly? Is it the tragedy of overreaching for growth? |
InsideFlyer August 2012 |
Wallaby Launches A new website has launched which helps members of loyalty programs get the most miles/points for their credit card purchases -- an easy way to "swipe smarter". |
The Motley Fool June 15, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
This Card Company Won't Rip You Off American Express enters the prepaid market with a low-fee card. |
The Motley Fool July 18, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Save Thousands With a New Credit Card The Savings Agent is a nifty new online tool that can help you reduce your credit card debt by helping you find the most appropriate and cost-effective card. |
The Motley Fool March 31, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Never Pay This Fee Again Foreign transaction fees on credit cards are starting to disappear. |
The Motley Fool December 29, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Steer Clear of These Credit Card Traps A number of bank moves reverse the credit crunch, but should you take advantage? |
The Motley Fool May 11, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Credit Cards Get Even Easier Paying by credit card is, in many places, becoming a faster way to pay. Investors, remember that credit cards are big business. Many banks sporting high dividends and are likely to keep making money off credit cards in the years ahead. |
The Motley Fool May 30, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Ralph Nader on Credit Cards Consumer advocate Nader doesn't have a credit card. Should you? |
The Motley Fool October 4, 2011 Neha Chamaria |
You Simply Cannot Ignore This Super Financial Stock! Discover Financial is one financial stock that seems undeterred by the economic gloom. |
The Motley Fool November 9, 2011 Navjot Kaur |
No Slowing Down for MasterCard MasterCard posts a good third quarter |
The Motley Fool January 2, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Credit Cards May Be Here to Stay The cash-only restaurant Waffle House announced that beginning in 2007, credit cards will be accepted at all of the company-owned locations. |
The Motley Fool February 6, 2009 Morgan Housel |
Is MasterCard a Buy? Take a look at the pros and cons of MasterCard. |
The Motley Fool August 10, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
Will Smartphones Kill Credit Cards? The billion plastic payment cards we carry may soon be obsolete, their functions incorporated into cell phones. |
The Motley Fool December 22, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
2011 Didn't Leave Home Without American Express AmEx isn't letting the financial world pass it by. That's a big part of why AmEx did well in 2011 and why it could keep building on its success in years to come. |
The Motley Fool October 7, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Merchants Win the Credit Card Wars Expect stores to tell you how to pay. |