http://money.blogs.time.com/2009/11/09/credit-card-upheaval-time-for-you-to-wake-up-and-take-charge/ Money-saving deals and simple advice for saving money Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:04:54 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://money.blogs.time.com/2009/11/09/credit-card-upheaval-time-for-you-to-wake-up-and-take-charge/comment-page-1/#comment-2958 Tagging along with Credit Card Reform: More Fees, Higher Interest Rates, and Less Credit Period - It's Your Money - TIME.com Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:07:05 +0000 http://money.blogs.time.com/?p=1805#comment-2958 [...] Along with requiring that you receive fair warning to rate increases, the CARD act gives you the option of just saying no to the increase. The catch is that you won't be allowed to use the card anymore. But that's really the only way you can take charge of the situation. [...] [...] Along with requiring that you receive fair warning to rate increases, the CARD act gives you the option of just saying no to the increase. The catch is that you won't be allowed to use the card anymore. But that's really the only way you can take charge of the situation. [...]

]]> http://money.blogs.time.com/2009/11/09/credit-card-upheaval-time-for-you-to-wake-up-and-take-charge/comment-page-1/#comment-2618 How Battling the Banks and Credit Card Companies Is Like Whack-A-Mole - It's Your Money - TIME.com Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:56:41 +0000 http://money.blogs.time.com/?p=1805#comment-2618 [...] money-making strategies—before the "reform" is even officially in place. In the meantime, there's upheaval in the credit card world from the consumer perspective, with rate rises and fixed rates switched to variable ones. Due to the new rules, millions of [...] [...] money-making strategies—before the "reform" is even officially in place. In the meantime, there's upheaval in the credit card world from the consumer perspective, with rate rises and fixed rates switched to variable ones. Due to the new rules, millions of [...]

]]> http://money.blogs.time.com/2009/11/09/credit-card-upheaval-time-for-you-to-wake-up-and-take-charge/comment-page-1/#comment-2356 Why Are Banks and Credit Card Issuers Being So Nice? - It's Your Money - TIME.com Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:53:43 +0000 http://money.blogs.time.com/?p=1805#comment-2356 [...] been seen as bad guys long enough for the government to step up with reforms to everything from credit cards to debit card overdrafts to gift [...] [...] been seen as bad guys long enough for the government to step up with reforms to everything from credit cards to debit card overdrafts to gift [...]

]]> http://money.blogs.time.com/2009/11/09/credit-card-upheaval-time-for-you-to-wake-up-and-take-charge/comment-page-1/#comment-2276 You Will Be Living in a Place that Resembles Europe. Or Perhaps China or Australia - It's Your Money - TIME.com Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:25:42 +0000 http://money.blogs.time.com/?p=1805#comment-2276 [...] notice about bill pay-by dates and changes to card terms. But the reforms have also resulted in a fair amount of upheaval, with the widespread rise of interest rates and more and higher fees, along with the virtual [...] [...] notice about bill pay-by dates and changes to card terms. But the reforms have also resulted in a fair amount of upheaval, with the widespread rise of interest rates and more and higher fees, along with the virtual [...]

]]> http://money.blogs.time.com/2009/11/09/credit-card-upheaval-time-for-you-to-wake-up-and-take-charge/comment-page-1/#comment-2178 Looking into the Crystal Ball and Seeing More and More Credit Card Fees - It's Your Money - TIME.com Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:31:30 +0000 http://money.blogs.time.com/?p=1805#comment-2178 [...] Credit Card Upheaval: Time for You to Wake Up and Take Charge [...] [...] Credit Card Upheaval: Time for You to Wake Up and Take Charge [...]

]]> http://money.blogs.time.com/2009/11/09/credit-card-upheaval-time-for-you-to-wake-up-and-take-charge/comment-page-1/#comment-2070 It Was an Awful Year for the Economy. But a Great One for the Consumer? - It's Your Money - TIME.com Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:50:21 +0000 http://money.blogs.time.com/?p=1805#comment-2070 [...] but in other ways, consumers need to be more vigilant than ever when dealing with plastic. If you don't pay attention or use the wrong card, you've got no one to blame but yourself. A nice quote from the LA Times that sums up the year to [...] [...] but in other ways, consumers need to be more vigilant than ever when dealing with plastic. If you don't pay attention or use the wrong card, you've got no one to blame but yourself. A nice quote from the LA Times that sums up the year to [...]

]]> http://money.blogs.time.com/2009/11/09/credit-card-upheaval-time-for-you-to-wake-up-and-take-charge/comment-page-1/#comment-1876 World Citizen – travelings of…. Sun, 20 Dec 2009 03:56:45 +0000 http://money.blogs.time.com/?p=1805#comment-1876 [...] matter if you have one credit card are a dozen, read this [...] [...] matter if you have one credit card are a dozen, read this [...]

]]> http://money.blogs.time.com/2009/11/09/credit-card-upheaval-time-for-you-to-wake-up-and-take-charge/comment-page-1/#comment-1815 When Credit Card Rates Hit the Roof, It’s Time to Bust Out the Scissors - It's Your Money - TIME.com Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:11:54 +0000 http://money.blogs.time.com/?p=1805#comment-1815 [...] all the upheaval in the credit card industry, many of your neighbors are making significant changes to what's in their wallets, and the way they [...] [...] all the upheaval in the credit card industry, many of your neighbors are making significant changes to what's in their wallets, and the way they [...]

]]> http://money.blogs.time.com/2009/11/09/credit-card-upheaval-time-for-you-to-wake-up-and-take-charge/comment-page-1/#comment-1790 The Year of Living Cheaply: A Retrospective - It's Your Money - TIME.com Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:52:12 +0000 http://money.blogs.time.com/?p=1805#comment-1790 [...] Thousands of consumers settle up their credit card debt by taking an obvious step: They ask the card issuer to accept less than they owe. Many banks, eager to get something rather than nothing, are willing to deal. (For that matter, asking for a discount on just about anything proves to be a good idea.) Also in the pursuit of maximizing profits, credit card issuers counter legislative reform efforts by adding fees, including one for NOT buying stuff, and jacking up interest rates. [...] [...] Thousands of consumers settle up their credit card debt by taking an obvious step: They ask the card issuer to accept less than they owe. Many banks, eager to get something rather than nothing, are willing to deal. (For that matter, asking for a discount on just about anything proves to be a good idea.) Also in the pursuit of maximizing profits, credit card issuers counter legislative reform efforts by adding fees, including one for NOT buying stuff, and jacking up interest rates. [...]

]]> http://money.blogs.time.com/2009/11/09/credit-card-upheaval-time-for-you-to-wake-up-and-take-charge/comment-page-1/#comment-1468 Must-See Recession-Era TV: “The Card Game” and More - It's Your Money - TIME.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:18:11 +0000 http://money.blogs.time.com/?p=1805#comment-1468 [...] one the clips you can check out in advance, Mehta basically says that no matter what <legislation Congress cooks up, there is no real way to fully protect consumers and still have a free-market system. "How do you [...] [...] one the clips you can check out in advance, Mehta basically says that no matter what <legislation Congress cooks up, there is no real way to fully protect consumers and still have a free-market system. "How do you [...]

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