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Three Simple Steps: Managing Debt
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5 Financial Decisions That Sound Smart but Are Really Dumb
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Scam-Blocking Debit Card Protects Grandma's Money from Shady Characters
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Man Writes Own Credit Card Contract, Sues Bank for Breaking Terms
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4 Tips to Help 30-Somethings Manage Their Debt
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Consumer Debt Drops, Continuing Post-Recession Trend
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4 Tips to Help the 50-Plus Crowd Manage Their Debt
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Credit Card Debt: Falling, But Still Very High
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Most Americans Don't Understand Credit Card Terms, and Here's Why
Filed under: Credit Cards, Consumer IssuesShutterstock Can't make heads or tails of that credit card contract? You're not alone: A new study out today from J.D. Power finds that only 47 percent of...
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JPMorgan Faces $80 Million Fine for Collections Actions
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Use 'Em or Lose 'Em: Your Rewards Points Aren't Really Yours
Filed under: Banking, Travel, Credit CardsPeter Dazeley, Getty Images Earlier this month, PerkStreet, an online bank that provided cash-back rewards for using your debit card, announced that it would...
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How We Paid Off $89,000 in Credit Cart Debt and Saved Our Marriage
Filed under: Debt, Credit Cards, Credit Repair, Debt AssistanceCourtesy Mary R. By Mary R. as told to Michele Lerner Around the time my husband Larry and I had been married for more than 30 years, we...
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Pre-Approved Credit Card Offers: 4 Things You Really Need to Know
Filed under: Credit Cards, Credit Reports, Advertising & MarketingAlamy Spam email is easy to ignore, delete, or shuffle off to some forgotten corner of your inbox. But physical junk mail is a bit...
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How Are You Doing With Your Debt? 4 Key Facts About Our Financial Recovery
Filed under: Mortgages, Debt, Credit Cards, Economic RecoveryAlamy Have consumers forgotten what it was like during the depths of the Great Recession? Not according to the latest data from Equifax...
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How to Haggle With Your Credit Card Company
Filed under: Consumer Ally, Credit Cards, Credit ScoreGetty Images Haggling is almost a lost art: These days you usually only see it in select settings -- garage sales, used-car lots, and appliance...
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4 Credit Cards That Let You Live the VIP Lifestyle
Filed under: Consumer Ally, Travel, Credit Cards, AirfareGetty Images Later this month, Jerry Seinfeld is performing a stand-up set in New York City. But not just anyone can get in to see the comedy...
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More Bad News for JPMorgan: It Owes Credit Card Customers $309 Million
Filed under: JP Morgan Chase, Credit Cards, U.S. Government, Consumer ProtectionAlamy JPMorgan (JPM) is having a very bad day. Just hours after it was announced that the bank would be fined $920...
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5 Pleasant Surprises You'll Find in Your Credit Card's Fine Print
Filed under: Consumer Ally, Travel, Credit Cards, ShoppingGetty Images By Jason Steele Fine print has a nasty reputation among consumers, and most assume it requires a microscope to read. Many...
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You Don't Need That: 6 Upsells You Should Never Buy
Filed under: Consumer Ally, Credit Cards, Shopping, Car Buying, Consumer ElectronicsGetty Images Sometimes, the key to saving money is to ignore the guy who's trying to sell you stuff you don't need....
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Need Cash Fast? 3 (Slightly Controversial) Ways to Get Money in a Pinch
Filed under: Personal Loans, Credit Cards, 401K, Fast Money, LoansAlamy Unexpected expenses come up for even the best of planners. That's why you have an emergency fund at the ready, right? Right? The...
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