TEEN GIRLS SOUGHT IN CREDIT CARD SCAM (The New Sabah Times)

CHENNAI : ‘Charlie’s Angels’ they are not, but three Malaysian teenage girls will soon have a date with Interpol over their links to an international fake credit card syndicate based in South India.

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TEEN GIRLS SOUGHT IN CREDIT CARD SCAM (The New Sabah Times)

Personal Finance: Credit card companies pump up rates, fees (The Sacramento Bee)

If you’ve got a credit card, you’ve likely been zinged already.

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Personal Finance: Credit card companies pump up rates, fees (The Sacramento Bee)

Credit card companies boosting payment requirements (The State)

A number of credit card companies have issued notices to cardholders carrying balances that minimum monthly payments are being re-calculated – which means they’re headed higher.

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Credit card companies boosting payment requirements (The State)

Our girls sought in credit card scam (MalaysiaNews.net)

CHENNAI: Charlie’s Angels they are not, but three Malaysian teenage girls will soon have a date with Interpol over their links with an international fake credit card syndicate based in South India. W…

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Our girls sought in credit card scam (MalaysiaNews.net)

Pick the right credit card and it could be a rewarding experience (Guardian Unlimited)

Credit card companies offer all sorts of incentives to spend money. Jill Papworth picks out some of the best If you’re among the six out of 10 credit card holders who pay off their card balance in full each month, avoiding interest charges, you should be making the most of the rewards schemes on offer. Dozens of credit cards pay you each time you spend on them, either in a straight cashback …

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Pick the right credit card and it could be a rewarding experience (Guardian Unlimited)

Risks in credit card minimum payment rise (Guardian Unlimited)

Matt Barrett , the former chairman of Barclays, once remarked he didn’t borrow on credit cards because it is too expensive. How very wise. A government consultation paper suggests a number of measures to curb the worst behaviour by card firms, including banning them raising credit limits without the holder’s consent and clarifying obscure terms and conditions.

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Risks in credit card minimum payment rise (Guardian Unlimited)

Credit card reforms: Does the government really get it? (Guardian Unlimited)

A forum for discussing the government’s credit card proposals has a commercial credit card comparison tool sitting next to it. Jill Insley isn’t impressed Given the sensitive and important nature of the proposals unveiled today to help consumers get back control of their credit cards , you would think the government would be careful about who it linked up with to promote its consultation paper …

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Credit card reforms: Does the government really get it? (Guardian Unlimited)

Government unveils credit card crackdown (Guardian Unlimited)

Proposals would force borrowers to pay back more of their debt earlier and stop issuers raising credit limit without consent Credit card firms could be banned from increasing borrowers’ credit limits and the interest rates they pay in moves which the government today said would put consumers “back in the driving seat”. Under the proposals, which had been heavily trailed in the run-up to today’s …

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Government unveils credit card crackdown (Guardian Unlimited)

Government to outline credit card crackdown (Guardian Unlimited)

Proposals would force borrowers to pay back more of their debt earlier and stop issuers raising credit limit without consent The government will tomorrow outline plans to crack down on credit card lending, including moves that could see borrowers forced to pay back more of their debt earlier. Amongst the proposals is the introduction of legislation forcing credit card companies to increase the …

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Issuers rush to raise credit card rates ahead of new law (The Salt Lake Tribune)

Have you checked the interest rates on your credit cards lately? Odds are they’re going way up. That’s because credit-card companies are rushing to raise rates and tack on extra fees ahead of a law slated to take effect Feb.

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Issuers rush to raise credit card rates ahead of new law (The Salt Lake Tribune)

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