New cardholders can earn 40,000 bonus points, plus 2X points for every dollar spent on dining at restaurants and travel. Review of Chase Sapphire Preferred credit card Rewards of every kind are being offered for savvy consumers, and if travel is your bailiwick, consider the Chase Sapphire Pref…Read More
Open an account when you have H&R Block do your taxes and you could get an instant refund. The Emerald Prepaid MasterCard offers quick refund access If you’re working to rebuild your credit, prepaid cards with offer a way to get back into financial responsibility. You won’t be tempted to go crazy …Read More
“The current Credit Rating System needs to be abolished in order to get the U.S. real estate market and overall economy back on positive tracks,” says Phil Mitsch, a real estate examiner. So therefore, he adds, understanding how the Credit Rating System works will give millions of Americans a substa…Read More
According to a recent Experian National Score Index study, about 14 percent of US consumers have more than 10 credit cards, and one in seven use at least half of their available credit. The study also found that US consumers have an average of four credit cards, and just over half–51 percent–hav…Read More
A 2009 Sallie Mae study reported that the average college graduate carried about four credit cards by the time he earned his degree. That’s a hefty amount of plastic for a recent grad indeed, which proves that plastic is quite attractive to young adults. Reporter Steve Rosen shares on Recordnet….Read More
One of the best ways to save big money on a big loan is to first do your homework and know your own credit standing. This is important because raising your credit score by as little as 40 points could qualify you for a lower interest on a home mortgage, auto, student, or personal loan. Sounds worth …Read More
Well that depends on several scenarios, but you should start by asking yourself a rather simple financial question: Which number is greater? The return on your investment or the interest you are paying. For example, a Forbes.com article asks if you should invest $10,000 that you owe in credit debt i…Read More
The widening of the spread between rewards and non-rewards cards makes this a good time to re-evaluate the relative benefits of rewards credit cards. FoxBusiness.com reports that non-reward credit card offers declined to 14.72 percent from their previous level of 14.88 percent. Meanwhile, reward cre…Read More
There is a plastic ceiling to some credit cards that will be denied to you no matter how high your credit scores are. They are pretty much invitation-only cards such as the American Express Black card and Chase Palladium card. Both cards are reserved for existing big-spender cardholders. These cards…Read More
Airline industry woes have made it tougher to hand out generous travel rewards, but at the same time, these challenging times have stimulated creativity in the marketing of airline cards. Also, airlines can at least try to improve the offerings on their own airline credit cards in an attempt to kee…Read More