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It pays to know these 5 things about payroll cards 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
More employers in the U.S. are offering their employees reloadable payroll cards in lieu of issuing checks or direct deposits. There are, however, a wide variety of costs and risks associated with pay...
Americans look abroad to avoid student loan blues 26 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
Frustrated by the lack of affordable colleges at home, U.S. students are looking overseas to get an education. Universities in Canada and further afield offer comparable quality at a lower cost -- but...
Many pay interest on no-interest deals 23 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
About one in five people who sign up for "no interest" deals on big-ticket items actually wind up owing finance charges on their store credit card
Survey: Card satisfaction hits 7-year high 22 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
Though impenetrable financial terms and opaque rewards programs still plague cardholders, we are increasingly satisfied with our plastic
Certegy fined $3.5 million for violating Fair Credit Reporting Act 20 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
The FTC has accused credit reporting agency Certegy of maintaining and reporting inaccurate information about thousands of check-paying customers, resulting in a $3.5 million fine.
8 steps to build your business credit profile 15 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
While the recession has made it harder to avoid personal guarantees for business credit, building a strong business credit profile is still important
How to dispute unauthorized credit report inquiries 14 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
If a negative item on your credit report isn’t true, you dispute it. But did you know the same goes for credit report inquiries you don’t recognize or didn’t approve?
Point-of-sale pioneer Ron Klein looks back 13 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Ron Klein was heralded as the inventor of the mag stripe in a recent news article. Klein, now 78, is willing to cede credit for that but is keen to tell the story of how he pioneered credit card valid...
How to get your adult children to leave the nest 9 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Instead of feathering their own financial nests, many parents who are retired or approaching retirement are going into debt and raiding their savings to support their young adult children -- all in th...
Using money to self-medicate? 8 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Fallen into the emotional money trap? Recognizing the feelings behind impulsive spending can help reduce excessive consumption
