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• Why is One State to Blame for your High Credit Card Interest Rates?

  
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  If you were to loan money to a business partner, friend or neighbor, it would be illegal for you to charge an interest rate of 36% -the government rightfully considers that to be nothing more than loan shark rates. Then you may wonder as many consumers do, why it is big banks are allowed to charge their loyal ...
  2 days ago

• Lenders Still Refusing Borrower Loan Modifcation Requests

  
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  While many homeowners have taken the jump from making regular mortgage payments on a monthly basis to a temporary loan modification plan, few of these have been able to make a successful transition to permanent modifications that would allow them to breathe easier. It would appear that the mortgage industry has gotten ...
  3 days ago

• Getting Ripped Off with Gift Cards

  
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  This time of year giving gift cards has become a popular choice. An estimated twenty five billion dollars is expected to be spent on gift cards this holiday season alone. However, there are traps for the unsuspecting consumer.  Dormant gift card charges are just another of the many ways in which consumers get ...
  4 days ago

• Former Employee Video: "Why I was fired from Bank of America..."

  
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  Jackie Ramos, a former "top performer" customer service employee a/k/a collections employee, at Bank of America (BofA), recently posted a video YouTube rant in which she describes how trying to help consumers got her fired. She explains that as an employee of BofA, she was encouraged to squeeze as much money as ...
  1 week ago

• The Card Game; How Credit Card Companies take Advantage of Consumers

  
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  If you missed the recent FRONTLINE documentary, The Card Game , a follow-up to the Secret History of the Credit Card , watch below as industry insiders, lobbyists, politicians and consumer advocates square off over attempts to reform the way the industry has done business for decades. The Card Game, a FRONTLINE- - ...
  2 weeks ago

• Latest Bank Fee Gotcha; Making Credit Card Payment early may Trigger a $39 Late Fee!

  
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  A consumer alert; watch out for more unfair bank fees. The Consumer Warning Network has uncovered yet another way customers are getting zapped by using a credit card.  Turns out, giant electronics retailer Best Buy and HSBC (Household Bank) that runs their credit card program, engage in some tricky billing that slaps ...
  2 weeks ago

• Banks say Thank You: Loan Shark Rates on Credit Cards

  
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  By Terry Smilijanich: America’s major financial institutions received billions and billions in taxpayer bailout money last year. How did they repay the favor? Simple - they went to war against their customers by raising interest rates, penalties, and fees on credit cards, ever since. Rate Hike Binge Congress ...
  4 weeks ago

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