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Posted on Friday, 29th May 2009 by Nicole

The green movement is here to stay… and for good reason! The new Discover Biodegradable credit card (nicknamed the Discover Bio card) combines two things you would never expect together – the green movement and plastics. Who would have ever thought something a plastic charge card could ever be considered environmentally-friendly?! But it’s not just [...]

Tags: biodegradable credit cards, discover bio, discover biodegradable
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Posted on Tuesday, 26th May 2009 by CreditCardGuru

After years of credit card reform failing in congress and the senate, the Federal Reserve finally passed their own set of regulations last December. However, they weren’t set to take effect until July 2010.
Late last week, President Obama signed a similar credit card reform bill that won’t go into effect immediately, but it does bump [...]

Tags: credit card reform, credit card reform bill
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Posted on Monday, 18th May 2009 by CreditCardGuru

A question many cardholders are asking is “Why is Advanta freezing my credit card account from new charges and transactions?” Well, don’t take it personally, it’s not just you. On June 10th, 2009, Advanta will be freezing its entire credit card portfolio… preventing new charges, balance transfers, cash advances, or any other transaction on all [...]

Tags: advanta, credit cards, small business credit cards
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Posted on Sunday, 10th May 2009 by CreditCardGuru

Although Credit Card Forum is based in the United States, we receive visitors from across the globe seeking help and advice. One of the regions we receive a large number of visitors from is the United Kingdom. While the USA is still the charge card capital of the world (after all, we did invent them!), [...]

Tags: England, Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Scotland, UK credit cards, Wales
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Posted on Saturday, 9th May 2009 by Credit Card Forum

The Visa Black Card is the latest entrant in the prestigious credit card market category and has created a lot of buzz in the industry. Is it just another luxury card with prohibitively high annual fees? Or do the benefits of the new Visa Black Card justify its expense? Read on to find out more [...]

Tags: visa black card, visa black credit card
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Posted on Thursday, 7th May 2009 by Sam

Credit card fraud protection is an important aspect of credit card usage. We use our cards for shopping, traveling, gifting and a host of other purposes. But, as a credit card user, it is important that you are aware of the rules that govern protection as well as the proper steps to take in the [...]

Tags: credit card fraud protection
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Posted on Tuesday, 5th May 2009 by CreditCardGuru

Warning: You may get a Bank of America credit limit decrease for absolutely no valid reason. Today I received this letter in the mail from B of A, chopping my credit limit from over $16,000 to $8,500 on my Financial Rewards Visa Platinum card:
Dear [NAME REMOVED]
Thank you for being a valued customer. We appreciate the [...]

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