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This site was designed to help you build a strong financial future by providing you with information about credit and money management. Need additional information? In this section, you'll find links to other selected financial sites. A glossary of credit card terms also follows. You're probably busy with schoolwork, a job, and your friends, but managing your finances and handling credit responsibly is easier than you think.
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For more information, visit the following Web sites:
http://www.collegeparents.org
for advice from the Money Talks educational initiative
(a collaboration between MasterCard International and College Parents of America)
http://www.credittalk.com
sponsored by MasterCard International Inc.
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov
the U.S. Consumer Information Center Web site
For additional information about credit card fraud or credit card billing problems, send for Avoiding Credit and Charge Card Fraud; Fair Credit Billing; or Credit Repairs. These brochures are available free of charge.
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Public Reference Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Washington, D.C. 20580 |
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CardPartner Offers Two More "Micro-Affinity" Credit Card Programs ... MarketWatch - 15 hours ago "Until now, only large nonprofits could offer an affinity credit card. With CardPartner's help, we can now offer our supporters a high-quality credit card ... | | Best use of reward credit cards MarketWatch - 9 hours ago By Marshall Loeb, MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- While rewards credit cards can be rewarding, it really depends on how you use them. ... | |  CBC.ca
Credit-card firms investigate fraud at Canadian airport kiosks Computerworld, MA - 12 hours ago The move, which was announced yesterday, was prompted by fears of fraud related to the use of credit cards at self-service kiosks in Toronto's Pearson ... Does using your credit card to check-in expose you to fraud? USA Today WestJet Stops Credit Card Service In Ticket Kiosks Amid Fraud Probe AHN Toronto airport credit card scam probed United Press International Reuters - Market Wire (press release) all 176 news articles | |  BBC News
Credit Cards: How to Protect Your Limits BusinessWeek - Jul 23, 2008 That's because credit-card issuers want to keep default rates as low as possible to protect their profits. American Express has begun looking at where ... Credit Card Breakdown: AmEx Disappoints, as Predicted Seeking Alpha Rapid-Growth Pangs Hit AmEx TheStreet.com UPDATE 2-American Express profit falls as credit losses rise Reuters istockAnalyst.com - Forbes all 342 news articles | | Credit card misuse by county workers drops dramatically Modesto Bee, CA - 24 minutes ago Five years ago this summer, Stanislaus County was reeling from investigations showing casual use and misuse of credit cards by a number of city and county ... | | 7 Ways to Protect Yourself from Credit Card Fraud PR Web (press release), WA - 1 hour ago Today's '7 for 7' provides ways to protect yourself from credit card fraud. It's important to cut your risk by taking a few simple measures. ... | | OCEAN CITY: Salisbury man wanted in credit card theft Delmarva Daily Times, MD - 12 hours ago OCEAN CITY — A Salisbury man is wanted by Ocean City police in connection with credit card theft and misuse. Police said several backpacks were stolen from ... | |  Canton Repository (subscription)
Campaign to reform credit-card practices stops in Canton Canton Repository (subscription), OH - 17 hours ago BY Benjamin Duer CANTON A petition drive to stop unfair credit-card practices made a stop today in Stark County. State Treasurer Richard Cordray met with ... Are credit cards the next to nosedive? Canton Repository (subscription) all 2 news articles | | Credit card companies enjoying high gas prices The Tennessean, TN - 1 hour ago The one station interviewed indicated that after its 17-cent profit per gallon of gas, after paying the credit card fees, its margin is cut dramatically. ... | | Paramedic Tiffany Forte indicted for stealing patient's credit card The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH - 14 hours ago by Maggi Martin A Cleveland paramedic was indicted Thursday on 14 theft-related charges accusing her of stealing a patient's credit cards while transporting ... Prosecutor: Cleveland EMS worker indicted on theft related charges WKYC-TV all 3 news articles | | | |
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