All the major business credit card issuers have set their eyes on the growing small business credit card market and are trying really hard to get a bigger slice of the pie. They have also realized there is a strong segment of the small business credit card market that could equally benefit from the features of small business credit cards: the group of small contractors and construction companies.
Never Use Payday Loans
In the past several years, payday loan stores have been popping up all over the country. With names like “Check Into Cash,” “The Cash Store,” and “EZ Money,” they offer unsophisticated consumers the promise of quick, easy cash with few questions asked. But at what price?
Credit Repair and History
Although credit cards may be what land the most people in credit trouble, they’re also the best tool for credit repair. If you find yourself faced with mounting debts and worsening credit, the most important things you can do are always paying your minimum credit card bills, and not exceeding your card’s credit limit.
College Student Credit
For many people, credit is a Catch-22: They can’t get approved for credit because they don’t have a credit history, but they can’t build a credit history without first being approved for credit. Luckily for them, college students don’t tend to have this problem. Credit card companies view them as low risk, at least compared to other young people with no credit, and so they’re willing to give them a first chance.
Credit Cards – Can You Live Without Them?
In 2007, having a credit card is no longer a luxury or even a convenience – it’s a necessity. You can’t rent a car, check into a motel, or order online without a credit card.
What the Heck is The Larry Rule ?
Larry Lindsey is probably not a name that you know, but he is an important figure in the history of personal finance. Currently, Mr. Lindsey is President Bush’s chief domestic economic advisor. Prior to that, he was a Federal Reserve Board Governor. But neither of these distinctions are what make Larry Lindsey significant. Instead, it was a little incident at Toys ‘R Us that gave birth to “The Larry Rule.”
Wooing Small Business With Business Credit Cards
A few months ago (April 18, 2007), Discover Financial Services launched a new business credit card that offers frequent flier miles to small business owners. Among the credit card brands, Discover was one of the last to start offering business credit cards to the small business sector. Reportedly, this is only the latest in a virtual avalanche of business credit cards designed for small business.
The History Of Credit Cards
The concept of credit is not new. In ancient Egypt and Babylon more than 3,000 years ago merchants bartered with currency and services in order to maximize their spending processes, often collecting what we now call interest on payments that were late or past due. Credit cards themselves, however, didnt surface until the early 1950s.
American Express and the Diners Club were the forerunners in plastic money, and issued their first credit cards to fewer than 200 …
Pre-Approved Credit Cards Advantage Or Evil?
Every one who has a mailbox is used to receiving tons of letters from banks that promise preapproval for fancy
Rewards Cards: Convert Your Current Card
What’s in your wallet? Hopefully, a credit card that actually does some work for you. Let’s take a look at rewards cards and how you can convert your current “do nothing” card into one that provides airline miles, free hotel stays, or a big discount on a new car.
How Credit Works
In order to acquire and maintain access to credit, one must have a working understanding of how credit works – namely, how credit scores are established and tracked by the three major credit bureaus.
How Do Secured Credit Cards Work?
In today’s society, having a credit card is no longer a luxury, it’s a necessity. You need a credit card in order to rent a car, book a hotel room, or in the most extreme cases, to rent a movie from the local video store.