Credit Card Consolidation: Tips on Consolidating Credit Card Debt -Mon, 06 Sep 2010

Credit card consolidation programs can help many individuals lower their credit card debt and consolidate into a single and more affordable program. It?s a smart idea, to pay off your credit card debt with one loan that has a low interest rate. But according to Bankrate and Helium, here are some things you need to know before you take this route. When transferring debt into one card, make sure ...

Money Matters: Parents who co-sign a teen's credit card need to set firm rules -Tue, 07 Sep 2010

Parents now often need to co-sign a teenager's credit card, and while they can bail out a child how is starting to drown in debt, there should be firm rules to prevent sustained credit trouble. Money Matters reporter Tara Lynn Wagner filed the following report.

Credit card debt at an 8-year low -Thu, 02 Sep 2010

The amount of credit card debt consumers are carrying dropped to an eight-year low and delinquencies continued to decline in the second quarter as consumers looked to shore up their savings.

New rules restrict credit counselors -Tue, 07 Sep 2010

The North Platte Telegraph We've all seen the ads, we've received the phone calls. Buried in credit card debt? Want to settle what you owe for pennies on the dollar? Falling for the pitch of companies who promise to help you pay off your debt can cost hundreds of dollars and leave consumers facing the same amount of debt. It's called "front loading," and the Federal Trade Commission is going to ...

The Investigators: Credit Card "Backdoor Numbers" -Mon, 06 Sep 2010

Try getting in through the "back door" -- with the alternative credit card customer service numbers that Andy Wise dug up!

Your options for reducing a high credit card APR -Mon, 06 Sep 2010

If your card issuer won't lower your high rate APR, you have several options -- including moving to a new card

Credit card debt falls to lowest level in 8 years -Thu, 02 Sep 2010

NEW YORK ? The amount consumers owed on their credit cards in this year?s second quarter dropped to the lowest level in more than eight years as cardholders continued to pay off balances in uncertain economic times. Credit card - Debt - Personal Finance - Business - Financial services

Alumni group gains from logo contract -Tue, 07 Sep 2010

Credit cards emblazoned with the UCLA logo pass through hundreds of hands in Los Angeles and California every day. But what is seldom known is that the UCLA Alumni Association is compensated by Bank of America every time one of these credit card accounts is opened and outstanding debt is accumulated by a cardholder.

Fix your credit score, step by step -Mon, 06 Sep 2010

A credit score is computed in five parts. Follow these hints to improve each component.

Students get older peers to co-sign for credit cards -Tue, 07 Sep 2010

Some college students have figured a way around new federal rules restricting their access to credit cards by simply turning to older students for help.