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May 2009 Archives
A few United Arab Emirates (UAE) banks are having a little problem collecting on the credit card balances of expats leaving town -- to the tune of up to 2,500 cardholders a month.
For some fathers, the education they pass down teaches their youngsters more about credit cards and crime than about what they actually should be doing with plastic. This week, Criminal Charges takes a look at three of these dads and the identity theft and card crimes they are accused of committing.
Greener Pastures has selected my blog post, "Am I a lab rat in the credit card industry's psychology experiment?," for inclusion in Carnival of Personal Finance # 206: The Memorial Day Stars and Stripes edition.
At least once a year, the staff at CreditCards.com in Austin, Texas, forsakes their cubes for a day for a little charity work. It always feels good. And we should probably do it more often.
The new credit card legislation had a lot of politicians supporting it, and many of them bit the hands that had been feeding them campaign contributions.
As the temperature heats up, it's nice to cool off with an icy treat. StretchyDollar apparently agrees, and has decided on an appropriate theme for the 65th edition of the Money Hacks Carnival, which includes my post, "Criminal Charges, Volume XL: Family-style fraud."
With every swipe, the bank gains a window into both my shopping habits and my psyche. If you are a cardholder, they are working to understand your psychology, as well.
The 205th edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance has kindly included my post "Does your credit card make you smile?"
Not all roommates are created equal. In this week's collection of credit card theft stories, we find out the guy who lived with a spider apparently had the most responsible roommate.
While more consumer protections for credit cards may be in order, there will still be problems with credit cards if consumers don't use them wisely. Read about how we can be more responsible consumers and learn about other blog posts that can help you learn more about smart credit card use.
Not a lot of people are smiling about their financial situations today. But all the doom and gloom surrounding us today is just a bad dream on the Web site iStockphoto.
Mother's Day may have come and gone, but here at Criminal Charges family is celebrated all year round. That celebration even extends to relatives who engage in fraud of the credit card variety.
Enjoy a roundup of the week's best credit card-related blog posts, and learn about all the effort that goes into preparing your credit cards for traveling abroad.
Craigslist, the online classified service, has been under intense scrutiny the past few months. Craigslist's potential answer to its PR nightmare? Credit cards. But can forcing card use change behavior?
I hope you aren't bored of the H1N1 virus just yet. That's because the Money Hacks Carnival: swine flu edition includes my Criminal Charges blog post on credit card thieves you thought you could trust.
As long as they are employers offer company credit cards, they will be employees making charges they probably shouldn't. When cities provide plastic to employees, it's no different.
My post "Prepaid card offers anonymity, porn" is included in the 203rd edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance.
Enjoy a roundup of the week's best credit card-related blog posts and learn about a major change to Bank of America's foreign transaction fees.
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