The Ultimate Guide to Credit Cards
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The Ultimate Guide to Credit Cards

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What Does Subprime Credit Mean? How Issuers Evaluate Risk

What Does Subprime Credit Mean? How Issuers Evaluate Risk

Here’s a confession: I’ve never had subprime credit. Yet as a financial writer, I’m well familiar with credit issues and...

Marcie Geffner Marcie Geffner 10/1/2024

How Bad Credit Impacts Credit Card Approval and Interest Rates

How Bad Credit Impacts Credit Card Approval and Interest Rates

If you worry about having bad credit, you’re not alone. I have counseled many clients who were distressed about their...

Erica Sandberg Erica Sandberg 9/23/2024

What is an Unsecured Card? A Guide to Traditional Credit Cards

What is an Unsecured Card? A Guide to Traditional Credit Cards

Chances are that, like me, you have an unsecured credit card or two in your wallet. Or maybe you’re interested in...

Erica Sandberg Erica Sandberg 9/19/2024

What is the CARD Act and How Does It Impact Consumers?

What is the CARD Act and How Does It Impact Consumers?

Throughout my life, I’ve never had significant problems with my credit cards or card debt. That may be because I’ve had...

Marcie Geffner Marcie Geffner 9/5/2024

What is an Introductory APR on a Credit Card?

What is an Introductory APR on a Credit Card?

Want to borrow money for purchases and then revolve balances without any finance fees added to the amount you owe? How...

Erica Sandberg Erica Sandberg 8/5/2024

What is a Credit Union? A Look at the Benefits of Membership

What is a Credit Union? A Look at the Benefits of Membership

A credit union is a cooperative organization that provides banking services, including deposit accounts, credit cards...

Marcie Geffner Marcie Geffner 7/29/2024

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Prepaid Cards Help Kids Learn About Personal Finances

Prepaid Cards Help Kids Learn About Personal Finances

Managing money isn’t something that comes naturally to most kids. But parents searching for a hands-on tool to impart...

Andrew Allen Andrew Allen 10/3/2024

Stored Value Wallets Connect Merchants to Customers

Stored Value Wallets Connect Merchants to Customers

Many enterprise retailers like Starbucks have the muscle to build promotions and incentives into their payment apps from...

Mike Senecal Mike Senecal 10/2/2024

Local Bank Support Helps Communities Thrive

Local Bank Support Helps Communities Thrive

If a business has been around for more than 100 years, you know it’s doing something right. Wayne Bank has served...

Andrew Allen Andrew Allen 9/19/2024

The Right Fintech Can Help Small Businesses Prosper

The Right Fintech Can Help Small Businesses Prosper

Having a banking relationship you can depend on can be an important factor in a small business’s success. But sometimes...

Andrew Allen Andrew Allen 9/10/2024

Expense Management That Works With Your Existing Cards

Expense Management That Works With Your Existing Cards

There’s nothing artificial about the intelligence of automation. That makes intelligent expense management from Fyle a...

Mike Senecal Mike Senecal 9/5/2024

Build Your Credit Score Faster Through Paying Everyday Bills

Build Your Credit Score Faster Through Paying Everyday Bills

We’d all like to improve our credit scores, but it’s easier said than done. StellarFi is a company that helps people...

Andrew Allen Andrew Allen 8/27/2024

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