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Credit card debt continues to nag nation

Ikeep wondering if consumers will learn their lesson from this recession —to rely less on credit cards and more on the cash they have. If you look at recent reports, it does appear that people are pulling back from plastic and becoming more frugal.

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Beverly Blair Harzog: Top 5 Credit Card Books to Download on Your Kindle

Are you stressed about your credit card debt? The economy may be technically recovering, but many folks are still trying to come back from financial losses suffered during the recession.

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Credit checks for jobs not increasing, expert says

The use of credit background checks in employment decisions has not increased during the recession, and these checks are one tool to evaluate potential employees, the Society for Human Resource Management told the House Financial Services subcommittee.

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Credit Warning Could Impact Missoula Bonds

A national credit rating company puts Missoula on a list of cities headed into another recession, but Missoula’s mayor says no way. Missoula’s one of 22 cities ‘Moody’s’ analysts think might be headed for a double dip recession. That’s when it appears the economy’s recovered, but it takes another plunge instead.

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Leominster Credit Union helps area youth make sense of dollars & cents

Leominster Credit Union is helping area youth understand how finances relate to their daily lives and determine their futures. A six week program taught by Ingrid Adade, LCUs financial literacy officer, has already helped set Worcester students on the path to success. read more

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Barclay Credit Analysts Boosts U.S. Banks

Barclays credit analysts lifted their view of the U.S. bank sector, pointing to rising earnings and declining threats from the economy.

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Credit cards on the rebound

Credit cards, which caused losses for many American banks during the recession as cardholders defaulted at record rates, are back to producing rising profits across the industry, with the default rate falling and fewer people falling behind on their bills.

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Some credit card companies squeeze most responsible customers

Washington Post Friday, July 30, 2010 iStockphoto.com After the recession forced credit card companies to purge their rosters of the riskiest loans, the industry is facing a new dilemma: customers who are too good. Card issuers have long found their bread and butter in penalty fees and high interest rates paid by consumers who carry a balance. But that business model has been upended by the …

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Credit card use falls; issuers hit

After the recession forced credit card companies to purge their rosters of the riskiest loans, the industry is facing a new issue: customers who are too good.

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Victoria business owner operates debt-free, gives monthly employee bonuses

A Victoria business owner operates debt free, teaches willing employees to do the same and weathered the recession better because of it.

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