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Credit card penalty rates can baffle

A late credit card payment will cost you. It’s just not always clear how much. Despite new reforms that require more transparent billing practices, about half of credit cards do not disclose in marketing materials the penalty interest rates customers can incur.

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Credit checks fall, defaults jump: Veda

New Zealand credit inquiries fell 10.4% in the first six months of 2010 compared with the same period last year while defaults jumped 18.3%, says credit information company Veda Advantage.

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Credit-score use in car insurance rates upheld

Michigan’s auto insurers can continue to use credit scores as a factor in rate setting, under a ruling from the Michigan Supreme Court released this afternoon.

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Credit crunch could be keeping out retailers

The national credit crunch is affecting Portales, although opinions differ on how. Banker Doug Stone says credit has less to do with whether large chains locate in the area than population and taxes. But Roosevelt County Community Development…

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