Credit Card News
Citi, Chase launch new travel rewards cards as competition heats up
Given some of the really quite rude things that he often says about banks and card issuers, you probably won't be too shocked to learn that your blogger doesn't have... Continue reading
AT&T Launches Small Business Credit Card
The new AT&T card offers Citi ThankYou points as rewards --- 5 points for every dollar spent on eligible AT&T products and services, 3 points per dollar at participating office-supply... Continue reading
New Citi Forward Card Rewards Cardholders for Good Behavior
In what may be a sign of these tough financial times, Citi has launched a credit card, the Citi Forward Card, that rewards cardholders for making a purchase, paying on... Continue reading
Average Credit Card Rates Down Slightly Ahead of Big Federal Rate Cut
Average credit card rates are down slightly from their November levels, and may be headed down further based on the significant, three-quarter-point cut in interest rates by the Federal Reserve... Continue reading
Expedia and Citi Team Up for New Travel Credit Card
Travel reservations Web site Expedia.com and Citi announced last week the launch of the Citi PremierPass / Expedia.com World MasterCard. The new card extends the relationship between Citi and Expedia,... Continue reading
How to Opt Out of Credit Card Offers
How to Opt Out of Credit Card Offers Want to stop credit card offers from showing up in your mailbox? Here are two ways to stop the offers, or at... Continue reading
Visa Gives the OK to Unembossed Credit Cards, Leading to Faster Card Issuance
Visa announced today that it has opened the doors for banks and other card issuers to offer Visa credit and debit cards without the raised embossing that most cardholders have... Continue reading
First Premier Bank to Settle Complaint By Refunding $4.5 Million to New York Cardholders
First Premier Bank, which offers credit cards to consumers with bad credit histories, will refund $4.5 million to current and former New York cardholders to settle complaints about its fees... Continue reading
Senate Votes to Cut Retailers’ Fees on Debit and Credit Card Transactions
Last Thursday the U.S. Senate approved a controversial amendment to a financial reform bill making its way through Congress, with a 64-33 vote to limit the amounts banks can charge... Continue reading
HSBC to Offer OfficeMax Credit Cards
HSBC has acquired the business and consumer credit card portfolios of office supply superstore OfficeMax, and will be the new issuer of OfficeMax credit products. HSBC’s Retail Services division offers... Continue reading