Archive for June, 2008
AEON Credit sees smooth management (The Star)
AEON Credit Service (M) Bhd does not expect the looming threat of higher inflation to affect its business performance owing to its vast experience in managing consumer credit financing.
Southcentral Alaska utility company adds fee for credit card payments (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
ANCHORAGE — A Southcentral Alaska power company will charge fees to customers who use a credit or debit card to pay bills.
Managing Your Credit Card Debts (Richfield Reaper)
(ARA) - Credit cards are not always a bad thing, if you are smart with how you use them. They enable us to buy items immediately, eliminate having to carry cash, and record and track purchases. Disadvantages include interest, fees, and increased impulse buying.
Has the credit crunch hit your home equity line? (The Christian Science Monitor)
Lenders are shrinking these lines of credit, making it harder for Americans to finance major expenses.
Before You Commit To Credit Cards (Forbes)
Credit cards seem like a lot of fun, but the relationship can quickly sour if you’re in over your head.
Business: Learning to manage your credit cards (The New Straits Times)
“Do I know how to use a credit card? You just hand it to the cashier whenever you want to buy something and sign the receipt. “Make the minimum payment and don’t worry if you reach your credit limit. The company will probably raise your limit, and you are likely to get offers for more cards.”
McCain has lots on credit cards (Moldova.org)
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and his wife, Cindy, have something in common with ordinary Americans — a lot of credit card debt.In his latest financial disclosure report, McCain said that he and his wife owe between $10,000 and $15,000 on one card, while Cindy McCain owes between $100,000 and $250,000 to American Express, The Hill, a Washington newspaper, …
Leaders get tips about credit cards (Greensboro News & Record)
A program clearly exposes the fine print and tricks that trap consumers. (Credit: “By Richard M. Barron Staff Writer”)
Stolen credit card used to buy gift cards (The Express-Times)
Borough police said the three men went into the CVS at 15th and Northampton streets about 4:30 p.m. May 31 and bought the cards. Police began investigating the crime after a man from Somerville, N.J., called to report activity on the credit card, police said.
TokenWorks(R) Introduces IDWedge(TM) ID Scanner Solution to Automate Data Entry from Driver Licenses and Credit Cards (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WILMINGTON, Del.—-TokenWorks’ new IDWedge™ ID Scanner solution is the latest addition to the company’s line of ID scanners and identity verification devices. The IDWedge combines a drivers license scanner and a credit card scanner and is the first product on the market, which with easy setup features, accurately scans the machine-readable data on driver licenses & credit cards and …