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What Are Credit Card Bonus Miles? How to Earn and Redeem Travel Rewards

What Are Credit Card Bonus Miles?

You can keep the raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens — bonus miles are one of... Read More »

Eric Bank
Eric Bank 9/16/2024
What is a Closed-Loop Credit Card?

What is a Closed-Loop Credit Card?

Everyone has a favorite store (I know I do) — the one I would choose over all the... Read More »

Jon McDonald
Jon McDonald 9/16/2024
What is a Regular APR? How Your Credit Card’s Rate Affects Interest Charges

What is a Regular APR for Credit Cards?

I’ve noticed that some credit card ads put their promotional rates — often 0% APR —... Read More »

Eric Bank
Eric Bank 9/16/2024
What Are Credit Card Points? Everything You Need to Know About Earning and Redeeming Rewards

What Are Credit Card Points? How to Earn and Redeem Rewards

I can only imagine how farmers feel when they finally reap a bountiful crop and take... Read More »

Eric Bank
Eric Bank 9/12/2024
What is a Reloadable Credit Card? How to Get One and When Prepaid Cards Make Sense

What is a Reloadable Credit Card?

Most of us have received gift cards for plenty of occasions over the years —... Read More »

Jon McDonald
Jon McDonald 9/12/2024
What Is a Fraud Alert? How to Inform the Credit Bureaus if Your Information is Compromised 

How Credit Card Fraud Alerts Work

I was the victim of credit card fraud shortly after graduating college. I made a few... Read More »

Eric Bank
Eric Bank 9/11/2024
10 Best Private Student Loan Companies for 2024

10 Best Private Student Loan Companies

College is an investment. There’s no reason not to finance your education through a... Read More »

Mike Senecal
Mike Senecal 9/11/2024
What is Equifax? How Credit Bureau Reports Impact Credit Card Approval

What is Equifax? How Bureaus Impact Credit Card Approval

Oh, the ever-important credit score. It ranks at the top of my protected numbers... Read More »

Jon McDonald
Jon McDonald 9/5/2024
What is the Credit CARD Act of 2009? How the Legislation Impacts 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... Read More »

Marcie Geffner
Marcie Geffner 9/5/2024
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