marketnewslive.blogspot.com - 7/15/2009
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Two of the biggest issuers in the nation - Bank of America and Chase - will soon switch some fixed-rate cards to variable rates. AP Personal Finance editor Trevor Delaney explains what this means to you.
Credit Card Offers for Bad Credit
moneyning.com 4/6/2009 — I’ve always thought that credit cards are only evil if you let it. Sure, the interest rates may be ultra high but if you use it responsibly, there is no reason why even bad credit credit cards can’t be good. The key of course is just to pay it off everyday.
Bad credit offers, ...
Video - Your Money: New Credit Card Rules
marketnewslive.blogspot.com 12/24/2008 — Federal regulators have adopted sweeping new rules for the credit card industry that will shield consumers from increases in interest rates on existing account balances. AP Personal Finance Editor Trevor Delaney explains.
Video - Your Money: Lower Interest Rates And You
marketnewslive.blogspot.com 12/24/2008 — Just because the Federal Reserve is cutting interest rates, don't expect your credit card company to necessarily do the same. AP Personal Finance Editor Trevor Delaney takes a closer look.
Video: Credit card controversy
marketnewslive.blogspot.com 4/23/2009 — High credit card fees are coming under fire in Washington but banks say they need to price in risk.
FT.com / Companies / Banks - Citi raises card rates on millions
ft.com 7/1/2009 — Citigroup has sharply increased interest rates on up to 15m US credit card accounts just months before curbs on such rises come into effect, in a move that could fuel political anger at the treatment of consumers by bailed-out banks . People close to ...
Video: A More-Creditable Credit Card
marketnewslive.blogspot.com 11 days ago — Credit-union-issued cards offer a good alternative to bank-issued credit cards and their high rates reports Barrons.com's Clare McKeen.
Credit Card Reform: More Thoughts on Rates
rortybomb.wordpress.com 5/26/2009 — Three quick follow up points.
Soprano Credit
Commenter Another Mike brings up a good point, one I’ve been thinking about:
The main idea is that there is an active secondary market in business debt, and primary lenders take advantage of its ...
"Last of the Survivors" —
The Big Money 7/17/2009
J.P. Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs front the new order that has emerged on Wall Street , The New York Times writes, leading off its business coverage this morning. Goldman of course dazzled the Street earlier in the week with its most profitable ...