credit card holders

Thieves Found Citigroup Site An Easy Entry

NYT > Business  Mon, 06/13/2011 - 21:10

Using the Citigroup customer Web site as a gateway to bypass traditional safeguards and impersonate actual credit card holders, thieves cracked into the bank’s reservoir of personal data.


 

Data hints consumers handling credit cards better

Newsvine - business  Mon, 08/24/2009 - 22:04

The rate at which credit card holders fell behind on their payments was far worse in the second quarter than it was last year, but did improve sharply from the alarming level seen in the first three months of 2009.


 

Credit Card Bill of Rights & Which Cards Comply? [Infograph]

Digg - Business & Finance  Sun, 08/23/2009 - 05:00

A helpful resource for current and new credit card holders. See the credit card bill of rights and which cards are complying, so you make the right choice.


 

Buyer Beware: Credit card companies tack on new fees

Newsvine - business  Sat, 08/08/2009 - 12:29

Millions of American credit card holders may want to pay closer attention to their monthly statements since banks have started adding on new fees in recent weeks.


 

Credit card delinquencies jump 11 percent

MSNBC.com: Business  Sun, 06/07/2009 - 23:33

Credit card holders who in ordinary years might have used tax refunds to pay down balances apparently spent the money elsewhere as the recession deepened in the first quarter.


 

1Q credit card delinquency rate jumps 11 percent

Newsvine - business  Sun, 06/07/2009 - 22:27

Credit card holders who in ordinary years might have used their tax refunds to pay down their balances apparently spent the money elsewhere as the recession deepened in the first quarter.


 

Senate refuses to cap credit card interest rates at 15%

Digg - Business & Finance  Thu, 05/14/2009 - 09:50

Never mind that credit union interest rates are capped at 15 percent already. The effort by Senator Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent, drew only 33 votes and needed 60.

One-third of all credit card holders are paying interest above 20 percent and as high as 41 percent, but the banks own the Senate.


 

Banks Sway Bills to Aid Consumers

NYT > Business  Tue, 04/21/2009 - 21:30

With efforts to help homeowners and credit card holders in jeopardy, Democrats call on President Obama to put pressure on lenders.