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The Best Credit Card Perks Left Today

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:54:09 GMT

The Best Credit Card Perks Left Today

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Here's the scoop: the airline industry and credit card companies have promised more perks to help consumers save money. However, when our fellow WalletPoppers Andrea Chalupa and Todd Pruzan talked with Mr. Credit Card of AskMrCreditCard.com for Walletpop Radio, another strategy came to light.

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AmEx Sues Courtney Love

bethpinsker — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:31:46 GMT

AmEx Sues Courtney Love

posted: 34 DAYS 8 HOURS AGO

filed under: Credit, Debt

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American Express has sued Kurt Cobain widow-turned-rocker-turned-actress Courtney Love for $352,059.67 in unpaid charges and fees on her Amex Gold, Centurion and Platinum Cards.

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A Newsman and His Housing Crisis

toddpruzan — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:34:56 GMT

A Newsman and His Housing Crisis

posted: 37 DAYS 7 HOURS AGO

filed under: Banking, Credit, Credit Cards, Debt, Fraud, Loans, Mortgages, Recession, Refinancing, Retirement

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Edmund Andrews wasn't just reporting on the unfolding subprime-mortgage crisis -- he was also living it. The New York Times's economics writer and the author of the forthcoming Busted: Life Inside the Great Mortgage Meltdown talks to us about how and why he got tripped up by a deal that was too good to be true.

"I have no one to blame but myself for my woes," Andrews tells us. "But it is too easy to snarl in contempt at homeowners who got in over their heads in the housing bubble. I've seen too many people who really were duped by the system, and I've learned too much about how corrupt the system itself had become."

Read on for more of our exclusive interview.

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What the Cardholder Law Means to You

toddpruzan — Thu, 21 May 2009 23:54:54 GMT

What the Cardholder Law Means to You

posted: 41 DAYS 23 HOURS AGOcomments: 0

filed under: Banking, Credit, Credit Cards, Credit Reports, Credit Score, Debt, Recession

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David Rogowski, AOL

President Obama may sign Congress's new bills protecting credit cardholders, making them federal law, as early as this week. But what does that mean to you? Read on to learn what's in the fine print.

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Spring Cleaning for Your Credit Score

toddpruzan — Mon, 18 May 2009 21:09:30 GMT

Spring Cleaning for Your Credit Score

posted: 45 DAYS 2 HOURS AGO

filed under: Credit, Credit Cards, Credit Reports, Credit Score, Debt

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At age 27, Audrey Seiberling (left) was nearly $19,000 in credit-card debt. Today, at 29, she's debt-free. How (and why) she got herself out of debt should motivate us all. Read on for eight great (and surprisingly simple) steps to help you free yourself from debt.

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'Times Magazine' on Credit, Foreclosure

toddpruzan — Fri, 15 May 2009 19:26:38 GMT

'Times Magazine' on Credit, Foreclosure

posted: 48 DAYS 3 HOURS AGO

filed under: Banking, Checking Account, Credit, Credit Cards, Credit Reports, Credit Score, Debt, Fraud, Mortgages, Recession, Refinancing

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On Sunday, The New York Times Magazine will publish its Money Issue, featuring at least two stories virtually guaranteed to spoil your brunch: reporter Edmund L. Andrews's personal tale of his own harrowing misadventures in the subprime-mortgage crisis, and Charles Duhigg's study of what the credit-card companies are doing to track your every move (and figure out whether you've been naughty or nice). Read on.

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How to Make (or Break) Your Credit Score

toddpruzan — Tue, 12 May 2009 14:14:22 GMT

How to Make (or Break) Your Credit Score

posted: 51 DAYS 8 HOURS AGO

filed under: Banking, Credit, Credit Cards, Credit Reports, Credit Score, Debt, Recession

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Everything you do (and buy) drives your credit score. It may seem obvious that smart decisions send your score up and save you money, while bad decisions do the opposite -- yet lots of people seem to get trapped in debt. Here, WalletPop looks at four personal stories of people who changed their credit score for the better -- or the worse -- by making simple moves they quickly appreciated or regretted. Do their stories sound familiar? Read on and find out.

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Obama to Hold Credit-Card Town Hall

toddpruzan — Tue, 19 May 2009 14:38:14 GMT

Obama to Hold Credit-Card Town Hall

posted: 44 DAYS 8 HOURS AGOcomments: 0

filed under: Banking, Credit, Credit Cards, Debt, Fraud, Loans, Recession

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President Obama will discuss the credit-card crisis in a town-hall meeting in New Mexico on Thursday, where he will push for Congressional passage of credit-card reform measures so he can sign it into law by Memorial Day. Americans must be responsible, Obama says, "but they also have a right to not get ripped off by the sudden rate hikes, unfair penalties, and hidden fees." Read on to learn more.

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Refinance, If You Can

toddpruzan — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:56:00 GMT

Refinance, If You Can

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filed under: Banking, Credit, Credit Reports, Credit Score, Debt, Loans, Mortgages, Personal Loans, Recession, Refinancing

The good news: mortgage rates are going to stay for a while near 5%, the lowest they've been in our lifetimes. The bad news: Unlike a couple of years ago, merely having a pulse is no longer enough to get a mortgage refinanced. Demand is high, standards are tougher, and approvals are relatively scarce. Read on to learn what you should know before you refinance.

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When to Opt Out of a Rate Hike

bethpinsker — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:20:37 GMT

When to Opt Out of a Rate Hike

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filed under: Banking, Credit, Credit Cards, Credit Score, Debt, Loans, Recession

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When a bank raises your credit card's interest rate, should you just sit back and take it? That depends on a lot of factors, least of all your anger. Your first question should be whether you're willing -- or wise -- to part with an account. Read on to learn more about the pros and cons of taking revenge against a rising interest rate.

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