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• A Bleak Holiday for Credit Card Issuers?

  by Bill Hardekopf New holiday spending surveys are providing data that shows consumers plan to cut their holiday spending and reduce their usage of credit cards. Credit card delinquency rates are up again, showing consumers are still under financial stress... Posted Nov 20 2009, 08:25 AM by PamH with | with no comments Filed under: Credit Cards, Holiday Spending, Holiday Shopping, Paying with Cash, Holiday Gifts, Holiday Purchases

• Latest Credit Card Numbers Show Recovery May Be Slow

  by Bill Hardekopf The September performance numbers from credit card issuers show the economic recovery may not happen as quickly as politicians are predicting. The delinquency rates, the percentage of accounts where payments are overdue by at least one... Posted Oct 22 2009, 08:33 AM by PamH with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Credit Cards, Default Rates, Deliquency Rates, Credit Card Write-Offs, Economic Recovery

• The Changing World of Student Credit Cards

  contributed by Bill Hardekopf, LowCards.com Millions of students will go to college in the next few weeks, making this the perfect time for parents to talk to their son or daughter about the correct usage of credit cards and the dangers of debt. But it... Posted Aug 27 2009, 07:54 AM by PamH with | with no comments Filed under: CARD Act, College Students, Student Credit Cards, College Credit Cards, Building a Credit Score, Student Credit Card Debt, Credit Cards