You may feel stranded without a credit card, but the sooner you come up with an emergency cash fund, the less reliant you’ll be on plastic.
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The holiday shopping season was a grumpy affair for many Americans who were struggling to downsize their credit card debt
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Consumers slashed their credit card debt levels by more than $1,600 in 2009, according to the latest Federal Reserve report on consumer credit, and experts say a down economy will continue to leave borrowers with a distaste for debt.
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You can ask a card company not to report your debt settlement to the credit bureaus, but there’s no guarantee that it will comply.
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It’s not true: Punching your ATM’s PIN in reverse won’t summon the cops. But Congress liked the urban myth enough to mandate a study of the idea.
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If you’ve got bad credit, brace yourself: The average interest rate for a new subprime credit card just shot sky high
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While many card companies waived transaction fees for Haiti donations, some are considering waiving fees on charitable giving permanently.
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A widow being pursued by debt collectors wants to know if she is legally responsible for her late husband’s credit card debts. The answer’s not so simple.
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The federal government has enacted sweeping reforms into how credit cards work; learn what they mean to you through this interactive guide.
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The Federal Reserve fixed a problem in the wording of the Credit CARD Act that would have made consumers wait 45 days if they wanted reduced interest rates.
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