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Apply for MasterCard

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Best Cards:  MasterCard started as a member-owned, bank operated credit product provider in 1966. Today, the company serves banks and consumers around the world. Here how you can apply for a card. Step 1 Prioritize what you are looking for before you apply for a MasterCard. Depending upon your objectives and financial situation, you should search for a card that offers a low introductory rate, a low ongoing rate or additional benefits such as partner company rewards or cash back. Step 2 Review MasterCard's. If you have good to excellent credit, MasterCard may offer credit products that feature ...

on February 10, 2010 0

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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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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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