Is it better for your credit to have several credit cards with moderate limit, or one card with a high limit?
I have zero debt. I also have several credit cards. I am wondering how it will affect my credit to request the highest limit for each card, or if I should cancel all but 2 [...]

Credit card applicants can now upload their pet’s picture onto the Pet Rewards™ Visa® Credit Card issued by Bank of America®.  (www.petcreditcardrewards.com ).   This pet credit card has received high marks from pet owners and credit card consumers across the country.  Like many department stores, airlines and universities airlines have done for years, pet owners [...]

Can credit card companies close your accounts without warning? How does it affect your credit score?
I received a letter in the mail from Juniper (iTunes Rewards) stating that they have closed my credit card account due to inactivity. I opened the account about 18 months ago and have never actually used it. Can they close [...]

As credit card companies face rising public anger, new regulation from Washington and a potential perfect storm of economic bad news, FRONTLINE correspondent Lowell Bergman examines the future of the massive consumer loan industry and its impact on a fragile national economy. In a joint project with The New York Times a follow-up to the [...]

New, Never Before Published ‘Credit Card Strategy’ Section on our Website






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