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REAL MONEY More than One in Five Americans Consider Credit Essential
According to the September poll hosted on the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) website, 22 percent of more than 1,900 respondents indicated they could not make ends meet without access...
Posted on 10/12/12 at 6:11 AM
IN THE BLACK Check your statements
Even if you have your bills paid automatically from your checking account it is important to check your statements each month. You should check your checking account statements, credit card statement...
Posted on 6/1/11 at 7:08 AM
Merchants beat bankers in Senate debit card vote
Stores say the lower swipe fees will let them lower their prices. Banks say they will have to raise other fees, such as checking account fees.
By Alan Fram , June 08, 2011
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Mike Rud, Bismarck, letter: Swipe fee reform means lower prices 
As one U.S. retailer put it, "this is my customers’ money the banks are ‘swiping.’ I’m sick of bank robbery — and it’s the banks doing the robbing."
By Mike Rud , May 28, 2011
Email-list theft more serious than retailers say
Big banks and retailers offered customers a soothing message last week: Don't worry, it's just your email address that's been stolen from our email outsourcing firm, Texas-based Epsilon.
By Steve Alexander , April 19, 2011
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Credit card companies boost rewards for those with good credit
A year after sweeping credit card regulations upended the industry, banks are showering perks and rewards on big spenders with sterling credit scores. And they’re socking customers with spottier histories with higher interest rates, lower credit limits and new annual fees. In some cases, the riskiest customers are being dropped altogether.
By Candice Choi , February 22, 2011
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Minnesota's top lawyer sues Discover over unauthorized charges
Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson sued Discover today, accusing one of the nation's biggest credit card companies of billing tens of thousands of Minnesota customers for account protection programs they didn't want.
By Martiga Lohn , December 06, 2010
Poll: Canadians would give up sex or cell phone before car
It seems that Canadians are so intent on driving that they would give up just about everything — including sex — before abandoning their cars.
A WWF-Canada survey finds that Canadians are also more willing to give up their cell phones, TVs, coffee, junk food or credit cards before they would park their vehicle.
By Canadian Press , May 20, 2010
Carry a balance? Banks may be gaming your payments
The new credit card law, which took effect in February, specifies that any payments above the minimum must first be applied to the balance with the higher interest rate.
The key phrase? "Above the minimum"
That means minimum payments can still be applied to the lower rate balances.
And that's exactly what the biggest credit card issuers are doing, including Capital One and Chase. Customers can't request that a payment be applied any differently.
By Candice Choi , May 18, 2010
N.D. has second-lowest average credit card debt in the U.S.
North Dakota has the lowest credit card delinquency rate and the second-lowest average card debt in the nation, credit bureau TransUnion reported Monday.
May 18, 2010
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New credit card statements may make you queasy
Your next credit card statement is going to contain an ugly truth: how much that card really costs to use. Card companies had nine months to prepare for new federal requirements while certain rules were clarified by the Federal Reserve. They used that time to take actions that ended up hurting the same customers who were supposed to be helped.
By Associated Press , February 22, 2010
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Tips for cardholders
Be sure you can afford a new credit card. Credit card issuers will be able to charge higher introductory rates to new applicants, and after one year, your rate can be increased at any time for any reason.
February 20, 2010
Tips for credut card holders
Be sure you can afford a new credit card. Credit card issuers will be able to charge higher introductory rates to new applicants, and after one year, your rate can be increased at any time for any reason.
February 19, 2010
Indicted Florida lawyer had 20 million reward points
Court records show Scott Rothstein racked up more than 20 million reward points on his American Express account. Cardholders typically receive one point for every dollar spent.
By Associated Press , January 12, 2010
Fargo woman pleads not guilty to fraud
Kelima Smailagic pleaded not guilty to 13 counts connected to an alleged credit card scam.
By Associated Press , December 15, 2009
Some of nation's Salvation Army kettles now credit ready
There could be less jingle in the Salvation's Army's hallmark red kettles this season. The charity is testing kettles that take debit and credit cards.
By Kristen Wyatt , November 25, 2009
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