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Cards on the Web

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Card Insider:  Not only can you find card deals on the Web, sign up for them and have your card in the mail to you the same day, you can also take care of card business online. A good place to start: Go to our credit card search page and choose "online cards" from the top pull-down menu. A lot of card companies have Web sites that let you do a lot of administration with digital ease. You can look at your statements, pay bills, talk to company problem solvers, download your information into your own computer and even download pre-prepared tax numbers. Some will let you know if your statement has been...

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Be smart with your first credit card

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Student Cards:  For college students today, getting that first credit card has been as much a rite of passage as keggers and all-nighters were for their parents.But thanks to the Credit CARD Act, that's all about to change. first credit card has been as much a rite of passage as keggers and all-nighters were for their parents.But thanks to the Credit CARD Act, that's all about to change. Two out of three college students have at least one card, according to a recent U.S. Public Interest Research Group study. But for too many students, that first card has led to disaster, prompting the law's tight restric...

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2009 Gift Card Study

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Best Cards:  Experts believe 2009 gift card purchases will bounce back from last holiday season, when spending on the cards decreased to $24.9 billion from $26.3 billion in 2007, according to the National Retail Federation. However, there's some disagreement about how much spending on gift cards will rise. "Consumers are buying gift cards that have less value -- the average value of the cards is down by $6, to $46 from $52," says Dave Sievers, principal and Consumer Products and Retail Practice lead at Archstone Consulting in Stamford, Conn. "Generally, they're buying cards that can be redeeme...

on November 12, 2009 0

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