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Expert Author: Joseph Kenny | Summary For people with a spotty credit card history or bad credit, it can be difficult to get approved for a regular credit card. There are a number of credit card options that are aimed specifically at people who have bad credit and are trying to rebuilt it. There are also, unfortunately, a lot of folks out there who'll take advantage of the desperation to get a credit card. How do you tell which options are good ones and which are just taking advantage of a bad situation? Expert Author: Peter Kenny | Summary Most people don’t want to spend a lot of money on having a credit card. They will shop around for the best possible deal they can get on a credit card. They will wish to get as low an interest rate as possible and definitely not pay a monthly or annual fee for the card. If you have ever had credit cards, paid a bill monthly, or obtained a loan, you have a credit rating. When you make payments to a creditor, they report these payments to credit reporting agencies that compile your credit report and track your credit history. If you miss a payment, or even worse, your debt gets sent to a collection agent, this affects your credit rating negatively, and may prevent you from obtaining more lines of credit when you need them in the future. Expert Author: Scott Knutson | Summary If you're one of those people who like to "charge it" to their plastic, chances are you've piled up a mountain of debt. And like most people who have spent their way into a financial corner, are probably don't have the money to pay off your debt. Expert Author: Ed Vegliante | Summary Gas prices are skyrocketing all across the United States, which means that consumers are constantly on the lookout for ways to counteract the unprecedented assault to their bank accounts. At over $3.00 per gallon for the lowest octane fuel, people who commute to work or drive for a living are suffering under the weight of gas prices. Expert Author: Ed Vegliante | Summary It is estimated that more than 40% of Americans carry a revolving balance on at least one credit card. This is an enormous number, and it is caused primarily by the security people feel in making minimum monthly payments. When you charge money to your credit card, you are only required to make a small monthly payment to keep the debt from entering into collections, which means that a purchase made in 1995 might still be carried on a credit card in 2006. Expert Author: Peter J Kenny | Summary The best thing to do to see how you stand with your credit card and how much you are paying back to them each month, is to calculate your monthly earnings and then calculate what you can afford to put back into your credit card account. Expert Author: Ed Vegliante | Summary The concept of credit is not new. In ancient Egypt and Babylon – more than 3,000 years ago – merchants bartered with currency and services in order to maximize their spending processes, often collecting what we now call ‘interest’ on payments that were late or past due. Credit cards themselves, however, didn’t surface until the early 1950’s. Credit cards always seem like a good idea at first. Even if you've been burned in the past, when money gets tight, the shiny plastic rectangles seem like the perfect quick fix for any situation. Expert Author: Debbie Dragon | Summary Whether you are new to the world of credit cards, or a seasoned veteran, understanding the information in your credit card statement can be confusing. There is a lot of information packed onto a single page, and if you’ve never taken the time to review your statement in detail, it may be a good idea for you to do so. That way you are more likely to notice if there are any abnormalities with a statement that might indicate identity theft or merchant errors. Expert Author: Jeanette Joy Fisher | Summary Nearly everyone gets into financial trouble at one time or another, but if you face your own money problems head-on, you can regain control of your credit card debt. Expert Author: Jeanette Joy Fisher | Summary Besides lowering your credit score significantly, the following credit card warning signals could mean that you are headed for financial distress. If you’ve recently divorced or are going through a divorce, one of the important issues that you should settle is how any joint debts are to be handled. Would you like to do something worthwhile with those cash back and reward points that you're earning on your rebate credit cards? Many major non-profit organizations would be delighted to help you do that. Would you like to do something worthwhile with those cash back and reward points that you're earning on your rebate credit cards? Many major non-profit organizations would be delighted to help you do that. So, you’ve filled out the application and are waiting for your brand new, shiny credit card to arrive in the mail. But when the letter finally arrives, you’re not greeted with a new credit card, but a denial letter instead. What to do? You apply for a credit card that has an advertised 10% APR. The card is approved and you spend money on it. Some months later you notice that the interest rate cannot possibly be 10% APR but is nearer 30% APR.. Expert Author: Kevin Funnell | Summary Damaged credit, or no credit is not the end of the world. Many people believe that they just have to wait it out. There are some actions you can take to get you back to a good credit standing. Expert Author: Peter Kenny | Summary Many people will have heard about identity theft in the media lately. Identity theft is a growing problem in the UK, having originated in the US. It involves stealing the personal information of an unsuspecting person and using this information to get access to their bank account or other funds such as their credit card. These days, so much of our financial system is computerised that it is very possible to get away with thousands of pounds of someone else’s money, especially... Expert Author: Michael Hanna | Summary Credit cards and debit cards are viewed as relatively secure methods of making purchases; however as with any security measure there are people who will try to find their way around it. Various increasingly complex methods have been devised to access bank accounts by obtaining the consumer's details such as scanning and copying the electronic strip on the back of the card to create duplicates which can be used to siphon off funds.
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