Read more credit card accounts stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/34065/credit-card-accounts.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:42:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/63976/what-not-to-put-on-plastic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCredit card companies know more about you than you think—and if they think you're financially stressed, you're in trouble. American Public Media lists 10 "red-flag" purchases that you shouldn't make with plastic unless you want to give your credit card company the jitters. Traffic tickets: These make you look...http://www.newser.com/story/63976/what-not-to-put-on-plastic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 12 Jul 2009 5:57:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62005/credit-card-firms-cut-deals-with-delinquents.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith countless customers running behind on payments, credit card companies are taking it easy on delinquents, letting them off the hook in exchange for partial repayments, the New York Times reports. The firms began easing up on their previous policies last fall, experts say; now they’re letting frontline workers settle...http://www.newser.com/story/62005/credit-card-firms-cut-deals-with-delinquents.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Jun 2009 8:25:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57020/schumer-wants-faster-action-on-credit-cards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSen. Chuck Schumer is putting pressure on the Fed and the Office of Thrift Supervision to enact restrictions on the business practices of credit card firms more quickly, the New York Daily News reports. The agencies have drafted new rules banning deceptive practices like hidden fees and retroactive rate hikes,...http://www.newser.com/story/57020/schumer-wants-faster-action-on-credit-cards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Apr 2009 13:49:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56717/white-house-targets-credit-card-chicanery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama administration is throwing its weight behind congressional efforts to crack down on credit card companies, the Wall Street Journal reports. Lawmakers are pushing legislation to ban practices like arbitrarily raising interest rates on existing balances and the president is expected to take a hard line on the issue...http://www.newser.com/story/56717/white-house-targets-credit-card-chicanery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Apr 2009 5:58:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51399/yanks-damon-stung-by-stanford-scandal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo New York Yankees—Johnny Damon and Xavier Nady— have had their finances frozen by the SEC in connection with the Stanford fraud scandal, Fox Sports reports. Both players kept their money in Stanford banks, and the SEC says they should have access to it in a few days. But...http://www.newser.com/story/51399/yanks-damon-stung-by-stanford-scandal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Feb 2009 16:37:10 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42703/citi-to-lay-off-10000-raise-credit-card-rates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCitigroup, seeking profitability after suffering net losses of $20 billion over the past year, is laying off at least 10,000 employees worldwide and raising rates on some credit card holders, the Wall Street Journal reports. Officials were told to trim employee compensation budgets by 25%, allowing managers to minimize...http://www.newser.com/story/42703/citi-to-lay-off-10000-raise-credit-card-rates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 14 Nov 2008 7:13:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/35794/consumer-data-breaches-hit-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTheft or loss of confidential consumer information from computer databases is at a record high, with more breaches already this year than all of 2007, the Washington Post reports. Records reveal that 449 US businesses, government agencies and universities have reported data breaches this year, compared with 446 breaches involving...http://www.newser.com/story/35794/consumer-data-breaches-hit-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 Aug 2008 9:10:00 CDT