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Survey: Consumers are getting smarter about credit scores
Baffled by your credit scores? You're not alone. The majority of consumers still get confused by what actually goes into a credit score, according to a recent survey. However, the number of people who ...
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Best practices in credit transactions
The Center for Global Best Practices has designed a unique program that will enable all types of businesses with local and international credit transactions to protect themselves in their dealings with borrowers.
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Why Bad Credit Is Bad For Financial Careers
In order to obtain and maintain a career in the financial industry, it is also important to have a clean credit report.
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Can Freezing a Credit Card Hurt Your Score?
Credit card companies try their hardest to offer the latest and greatest in rewards, cash back, and other incentives to get you to sign up. When you sign up for a new card, chances are it'll replace a ...
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Charge for bank accounts to stop mis-selling? It just won't work
The proposal to enable banks to charge fees for accounts in credit in order to stop mis-selling could see consumers end up with the worst of both worlds Sharks are lean, mean hunting machines with one aim in life – to ensure the survival of the species. Banks have proved slightly less efficient at ensuring their own survival, but they do seem to hunt customers with one fervourous aim: to ...
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Winners and losers 3 years after Credit CARD Act
Three years after President Obama signed the Credit CARD Act of 2009, consumers are better off, there are fewer complaints and huge interest rate hikes haven't come to pass
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Ten Top Credit Card Choices From College To Retirement
Not all credit cards are created equal. Different types can help you meet different financial goals at various stages of your life, from the first days of college to the golden years and retirement. Here?s a selection of the options out there.
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Loss of film tax credit unlikely to affect schools
Post-secondary institutions offering programs related to film production don't expect their courses to be affected by the Saskatchewan government's decision to eliminate the province's film employment tax credit.
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Groupon tests payments rival to PayPal, Square
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Groupon Inc is testing a payments service that lets merchants accept credit cards at what could be a knock-down price, according to two people familiar with the matter. The move puts the world's largest daily-deals company in direct competition with eBay Inc's PayPal, and start-up Square Inc, partly owned by Visa Inc. Groupon started in 2008 by offering heavily ...
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Protect Elderly Relatives from Credit Card Fraud
Since May is Older Americans Month, I decided to write about a topic that's become a real issue in America. It makes me sad to say this, but unfortunately, we live in a world where senior citizens are often the target of financial fraud — elder abuse is a serious problem to watch out for. This is addressed to the children and relatives of senior citizens, but it isn't meant to exclude senior ...
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