Credit Card News
Use Discover Card for Holiday Shopping, Get $20 Gift Card
Discover Card is offering one of the most compelling promotions we've seen recently, offering a $20 Discover gift card whenever you use your Discover Card to make $200 in purchases... Continue reading
Credit Card Rates Mostly Unchanged As Fed Keeps Interest Rates Steady
Financial institutions represented in the survey include Advanta, American Express, Bank of America/MBNA, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Discover, National City, Providian, Pulaski Bank, U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo and more.... Continue reading
American Express Tops Credit Card Satisfaction Survey for Second Straight Year; Discover Ranked Second
American Express ranked first in overall credit card customer satisfaction for a second straight year, according to J.D. Power survey results released yesterday, with Discover Card holders being the second... Continue reading
Chase Becomes Largest Credit Card Company in U.S. with WaMu Acquisition
When JP Morgan Chase bought the assets of the failed bank Washington Mutual for $1.9 billion last week, it became the second biggest bank in the country behind Bank of... Continue reading
House Passes “Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights”, Senate Approval Less Likely
The U.S. House of Representative yesterday overwhelmingly passed a bill dubbed the "Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights" by a vote of 312 to 112, but the chances of it passing... Continue reading
MasterCard “Contactless” PayPass Technology Now at Rite Aid Stores
MasterCard announced yesterday that most Rite Aid drug stores are now accepting its PayPass "Tap & Go" contactless credit & debit cards for payment. The technology, which allows consumers to... Continue reading
MasterCard to Pay Up to $1.8 Billion to Settle American Express Lawsuit
MasterCard Inc. and American Express announced today a lawsuit settlement that will result in MasterCard paying up to $1.8 billion to American Express. The settlement stems from American Express' lawsuit... Continue reading
Meijer Gives Credit Card Users 10-Cent Discount on Summer Gas
Supermarket chain Meijer announced today that it will offer users of its Meijer credit card a 10-cent-per-gallon discount on gas purchases at Meijer gas stations, beginning June 1 and running... Continue reading
Credit Card Rate Averages Continue Falling
On the heels of the latest Federal Reserve interest rate cut in late April, credit card rate averages are continuing to fall across the board, according to our Credit Card... Continue reading
Southwest Airlines Goes Cashless, To Accept Only Credit and Debit Cards Onboard
Southwest Airlines announced yesterday that, beginning September 9, the airline would only except credit cards and debit cards for on-board purchases --- no cash allowed. Southwest is not the first... Continue reading