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October 2008 Archives
About 400 D.C. residents were recently notified by the State Department that their passport applications were stolen by thieves seeking to use the sensitive information to commit credit card fraud.
Plastic doesn't stand still. Creative people continue to push payment cards in new directions, from allowing use of a prepaid card for medical marijuana purchases to accepting credit card payments on your iPhone. We've got these and other wacky, wonderful innovations and gadgets below.
Remember the crooked Duke brothers, Randolph and Mortimer, from the '80s comedy films? They're back in business.
Enjoy this freaky Friday Halloween Day round-up of the week's most haunting credit card blog posts.
We at CreditCards.com have, at no small expense, purchased telepathic cloud tag software that allows us to combine what a statement says, with what its writer was thinking. We've applied it to today's post-rate-cut Fed statement.
If you travel with Continental Airlines, your flight just got a little cheaper. The airline announced Tuesday it will waive baggage fees for Continental Chase credit card and debit cardholders for the first piece of checked luggage.
As the 2008 presidential campaign nears its dramatic finish, both candidates' online donation procedures are being scrutinized for legitimacy. What's all the grumbling? It has to do with how their Web sites handle credit card donations.
Just in time for Halloween, I'm bringing you the lucky thirteenth edition of my ongoing look at dumb, outrageous and horrifying crimes committed involving credit cards.
What do you call a blog's first birthday? A blogiversary? A blirthday? Whatever it is, wish us a happy one. Taking Charge, the blog of the CreditCards.com editorial staff, published its first item a year ago today.
On this day in 1926, legendary magician Harry Houdini gave his final performance. Let's celebrate Mr. Houdini with this week's personal finance blog roundup!
A lost credit card appears to have unveiled some dirty politics in the contest for Arizona's third congressional district, pitting incumbent Rep. John Shadegg (R) against Bob Lord (D).
It's time for another collection of tales of credit card offenses. This week, stories in the spotlight feature forged doctor's notes, unauthorized purchases of bubble gum and socks and indications that crooks love libraries and college.
Big thanks to Budgets Are Sexy for hosting the 175th Carnival of Personal Finance, which included my blog "Prank uses Obama in attempt to obtain Centurion bling." The carnival used a joke theme to tie together articles about entertainment and financial learning.
While it won't magnify the fine print on your cardholder agreement, this credit card-sized pocket light could nevertheless make your day just a little brighter.
On this day in 1931, Italian American mobster Al Capone, nicknamed Scarface, was finally pinched. Enjoy this week's Mafioso-themed round-up of the Top 10 personal finance blogs.
The Amex Centurion card is the ultimate status symbol for the rich. A lot of celebrities have one, including Lil' Wayne, Halle Berry and Sean "P. Diddy" Combs. But do big-name politicians have one? One prankster decided to get one for Barack Obama by posing as an assistant to his campaign.
Lots of corporate news today confirms that as credit card delinquencies rise in this sour economy, card issuers are tightening their lending standards.
A quick hat tip to Lisa Spinelli at the Greener Pastures: Personal Finance for including my post, "The (not surprising) psychology behind minimum payments," on her Carnival of Personal Finance #174: The Columbus Day Edition.
Are credit card thieves attempting to revive a slowing economy? Consumer spending makes up two-thirds of the United States economy, so recent data indicating that consumers are putting away their credit cards is cause for concern. While cardholders may not be using their plastic, thieves are. At least that's what our latest round of credit card crime tales suggests.
Today marks Mario Lopez's 35th birthday. While the actor has played roles on "The Bold and the Beautiful" and "Pacific Blue," he will always be remembered best as the hunky jock A.C. Slater on "Saved by the Bell." In honor of Mario's birthday, this Friday's round-up celebrates that show, which is a favorite among those of us who grew up in the 1990s.
It shouldn't come as a big surprise that the current credit crunch will be limiting our exposure to oft-repeated, memorable and often spoofed credit card commercials. According to Advertising Age and Nielsen (the world's leading provider of marketing information), credit card advertising slipped a whopping 24 percent in September.
After 7 years of using a credit card, I finally meet my credit score. I was emotional to say the least, but there were no tears, only a realization that I should have checked this a long time ago.
Here's a look at the somber, even gloomy speech today on the worldwide credit crunch (which, by the way, is NOT a new General Mills breakfast cereal) from Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke -- in tag cloud format.
Miley Cyrus, the perky teen star of "Hannah Montana" fame, this week had her credit card confiscated due to overuse! For six whole months! OMG! According to the Google News story count, that story is a little more than half as important as the worldwide credit calamity.
Researchers in Coventry, England, are saying a small segment of the population who, when presented with the option of making only the minimum payment instead of more on their credit card bills, choose to do so.
Anger in limited amounts or appropriate situations is fine, experts say. So this week's Criminal Charges will be dedicated to outrage. Cardholder negligence, real estate and banks all get some of that emotion directed at them.
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