Credit Card News
The ultimate analysis of recent credit card news reports
This credit card news blog prides itself on breaking stories quickly, and providing useful context for what's happening. But heavyweight newspapers have longer to research and write. So let's look... Continue reading
United Airlines Offers Credit Card Reward Bonus for Back-to-School Purchases
United Airlines is offering parents a bonus when they use their United Mileage Plus credit card to pay for back to school purchases — double miles. For every dollar paid... Continue reading
Rewards credit cards: What do people really want?
Consumer gripes about rewards credit cards are increasing, according to recent research from Capital One. The Capital One Rewards Barometer is a continuing quarterly survey that looks at consumer attitudes... Continue reading
Chase, Citi perk up their best rewards cards
Chase cardholders can now transfer their Ultimate Rewards points to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company's loyalty program, giving them access to "magnificent luxury at participating hotels worldwide in 25 countries," according... Continue reading
Gas rewards credit cards can take the edge off high gas prices
Very recently, the British media marked a new record high in that country's gas (sorry, old chap: petrol) pump prices: $1.40 a liter. That translates into $8.40 a U.S. gallon... Continue reading
Credit card news for the water cooler
Of course, MasterCard has a solution: contactless payments. This is when you wave or tap a suitably enabled credit card or smartphone on or near a payment terminal, and this... Continue reading
Credit card company courts controversy over consumer collections
One of the nation's biggest credit card companies last year was forced to stop suing delinquent customers after an investigation by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)... Continue reading
Credit card consumer complaints are down, say FTC, BBB
It's official. Fewer consumers are filing complaints against credit card companies. Recently, both the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Better Business Bureau (BBB) published analyses of their 2011 data,... Continue reading
AmEx rewards Cardmembers for tweeting, and more
On Mar. 6, American Express announced that it has launched a new Twitter promotion for its Cardmembers. If you register an eligible card, and then tweet using hashtags associated with... Continue reading
Barclaycard Ring: Are you smarter than a credit card executive?
A whole lot of people aren't fans of the banking types who run credit card companies. Indeed, this very news blog once accused those executives (when banks again started giving... Continue reading