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Maybe not those sneakers per se, but my latest column for Fox Business explores five of the most ridiculous credit card charges of all time, including Tinie Tempah's recent purchase of a $37,500 pair …
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In an era of big bank consolidation, I'm excited that the folks from Barclaycard have chosen to leverage their "clean brand" to shake up the credit card business here in the United States. I …
Fox Business, NASDAQ, and many other outlets in our CardRatings syndicate picked up my feature on four technology trends that could change the way we use credit cards over the next twenty …
The folks at MSN highlighted a feature I originally wrote for CardRatings.com about the ingredients that make up your credit score. Each one of the four major credit bureaus uses their own …
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Even if you’ve become religious about shredding your credit card statements before you toss them away, criminals can still find ways to cheat you out of time and money. Investigators want you to watch …
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We just posted a new feature to the front page of CardRatings.com:Credit card rate hikes have become a popular strategy for lenders who want to purge their portfolios of less profitable accounts. New …
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While many debt collection agencies perform legitimate work for credit card issuers, banks, and other lenders, some rogue collectors have drawn the attention of law enforcement officials for their …
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If you’re like most Americans, you’re not quite as connected to your neighbors as your grandparents might have been. Borrowing money from relatives or close friends carries too much emotional baggage, …
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Americans who once thought that open lines of credit were as good as money in the bank have been getting some rude awakenings. Applications for emergency lines of credit for medical bills are going …
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