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12 Best Travel Credit Cards For Beginners (Dec. 2023)

12 Best Travel Cards For Beginners

Maybe you’re entirely new to credit cards. Or perhaps you’ve never owned a travel... read more »

Eric Bank 6/19/2023
8 Instant-Approval Bad Credit Personal Loans (Dec. 2023)

8 Instant-Approval Bad Credit Personal Loans

If you have bad credit, it’s good to know where you can get instant approval for a... read more »

Eric Bank 6/15/2023
9 Credit Cards For $50k, $75k & $100k Salaries (Dec. 2023)

9 Credit Cards For $50k to $100k Salaries

Ready for some statistics? The US average yearly income as of the first quarter of... read more »

Eric Bank 6/13/2023
5 Bad Credit Auto Loans With No Down Payment (Dec. 2023)

5 Bad Credit Auto Loans With No Down Payment

Having bad credit doesn’t necessarily mean you’re chronically short of cash. But many... read more »

Eric Bank 6/12/2023
3 Best Discover Cards For Beginners (Dec. 2023)

The Best Discover Cards For Beginners

A beginning is a delicate time. So opens Dune, Frank Herbert’s science-fiction... read more »

Eric Bank 6/8/2023
5 Best Bank of America Preferred Rewards Cards (Dec. 2023)

5 Best Bank of America Preferred Rewards Cards

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines synergy as “a mutually advantageous... read more »

Eric Bank 6/6/2023
What Happens If You Miss a Credit Card Payment?

What Happens If You Miss a Credit Card Payment?

One of the cardinal rules of having a credit card is to always pay your bill on time... read more »

John Ulzheimer 6/5/2023
7 Best Instant-Approval Personal Loans (Dec. 2023)

7 Best Instant-Approval Personal Loans

When you need to borrow money right away, you want to avoid a lengthy approval... read more »

Eric Bank 6/1/2023
7 Best 25,000+ Bonus Point Credit Cards (Dec. 2023)

7 Cards With 25,000-Point Signup Bonuses

I still remember getting a signup-bonus credit card a few years back. Soon after, I... read more »

Eric Bank 5/30/2023
7 Preapproval Credit Cards For Fair Credit (Dec. 2023)

7 Cards For Fair Credit With Preapproval

About 18% of Americans have fair credit, which can make qualifying for a credit card... read more »

Zina Kumok 5/24/2023
5 No-Credit-Check Auto Loans (Dec. 2023)

5 Auto Loans With No Credit Check

When you need a car, you need a car! You need to get to work, chauffeur the children... read more »

Eric Bank 5/22/2023
5 Best Credit Cards to Use at Sam’s Club (Dec. 2023)

5 Best Credit Cards to Use at Sam’s Club

At a time when grocery prices are still increasing, consumers looking to save money... read more »

Zina Kumok 5/18/2023
12 Bank of America Credit Card Limits (Dec. 2023)

12 Bank of America Credit Card Limits

All but two reviewed Bank of America credit cards are Visa cards. Most conform to the... read more »

Eric Bank 5/16/2023
7 Ways a Credit Card Can Help You Save on a Cruise

7 Ways a Credit Card Can Help You Save on a Cruise

Cruise bookings are experiencing increased demand after a tough three-year struggle... read more »

Andrea Woroch 5/10/2023
5 Bank of America Contactless Credit Cards (Dec. 2023)

Contactless Credit Cards From Bank of America

Bank of America offers a wide variety of credit cards to suit different needs, credit... read more »

Eric Bank 5/8/2023
17 Credit Scoring Secrets Exposed (By a FICO Expert)

17 Unknown Credit Scoring Secrets Revealed

Your credit scores play an important role in your financial life. That’s certainly no... read more »

John Ulzheimer 5/4/2023
$2,000 Limit Credit Cards For Fair Credit (Dec. 2023)

Credit Cards For Fair Credit With $2,000 Limits

A $2,000 credit limit on a credit card for fair credit is pretty, well, fair... read more »

Eric Bank 5/3/2023
5 Bank of America Pre-Approval Credit Cards (Dec. 2023)

How to Get Pre-Approved For Bank of America Cards

Bank of America offers a broad selection of credit cards to consumers, including... read more »

Eric Bank 5/1/2023
5 Best Travel Credit Cards With Lounge Access (Dec. 2023)

5 Best Travel Cards with Lounge Access

Spending time at the airport can be hectic and a little stressful. Airport lounges... read more »

Choncé Maddox 4/27/2023
4 Facts: Bank of America Unlimited Cash vs. Customized Cash (Dec. 2023)

Bank of America Unlimited Cash vs. Customized Cash Card

Bank of America’s flagship cash back cards are like two peas in a pod. One pea... read more »

Eric Bank 4/25/2023
5 Secured Credit Cards With Cash Back Bonus (Dec. 2023)

5 Secured Credit Cards With Cash Back

More and more credit cards designed for people with limited or bad credit are... read more »

Ashley Fricker 4/24/2023
9 Best 3% Cash Back Credit Cards (Dec. 2023)

9 Best Cards With 3% Cash Back

Three percent is the Baby Bear porridge of the credit card world: Not too hot, not... read more »

Eric Bank 4/20/2023
0% For 21 Months: Balance Transfer Cards  (Dec. 2023)

The Best 21-Month Balance Transfer Cards

Twenty-one months is a long time. That’s how long it takes an elephant to give birth... read more »

Eric Bank 4/18/2023
11 Best Credit Cards With No Blackout Dates (Dec. 2023)

11 Best Cards With No Blackout Dates

Blackout dates are specific dates when you can’t use your travel rewards for flights... read more »

Eric Bank 4/17/2023

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