Read more credit card stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8454/credit-card.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:47:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74659/salvation-army-takes-plastic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Salvation Army's red kettles that collect holiday donations—a symbol for over 100 years—are getting an update. Numerous sites across the country will take credit cards this year as part of a pilot program dubbed "cashless kettles." Earlier tests suggest that the program has promise: in Dallas-Fort Worth...http://www.newser.com/story/74659/salvation-army-takes-plastic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 17:55:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73481/credit-cards-rates-jump-ahead-of-new-regulations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf your credit card bill just exploded, it wasn’t an accident. Card issuers have been jacking up rates to historic highs—in excess of 30%—cutting limits, and adding new fees in an effort to squeeze money out of customers before new federal regulations kick in Feb. 22. The new...http://www.newser.com/story/73481/credit-cards-rates-jump-ahead-of-new-regulations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 13:57:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69382/bofa-cardholder-rips-thieving-bastards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA California woman who says she kept paying her credit card bill even after she lost her job has had enough: She's pledging not to pay down her Bank of America account until the creditor lowers her interest rate, the Huffington Post reports.. It’s “the proverbial first shot fired in...http://www.newser.com/story/69382/bofa-cardholder-rips-thieving-bastards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 14 Sep 2009 13:04:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69009/credit-cards-cut-deadbeats-more-slack.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith unemployment nearing 10%, credit card companies are doing something once unheard of: forgiving debt, or modifying it in the customer’s favor, the Washington Post reports. Companies are loathe to discuss the practice, lest it inspire more delinquencies, but according to one industry report, roughly 3 million people got some...http://www.newser.com/story/69009/credit-cards-cut-deadbeats-more-slack.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Sep 2009 9:15:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68953/debit-card-overdrafts-bring-banks-billions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDebit card overdraft fees are helping to pay banks’ bills in the recession—and they're hitting customers hard, the New York Times reports. “Banks will let you overspend on your debit card in a way that is much, much more expensive than almost any credit card,” says an analyst. Spending...http://www.newser.com/story/68953/debit-card-overdrafts-bring-banks-billions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Sep 2009 9:29:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67132/hackers-indicted-in-theft-of-130m-credit-cards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFederal prosecutors indicted three hackers in Washington today for allegedly snagging more than 130 million credit card numbers from retail and financial organizations, the Wall Street Journal reports. Calling it the greatest US debit- and credit-card data theft ever, feds hit Albert Gonzalez, 28, of Miami, and two accomplices with...http://www.newser.com/story/67132/hackers-indicted-in-theft-of-130m-credit-cards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Aug 2009 16:17:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66732/consumers-blindsided-by-card-cancellations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMany credit card users are getting to the register only to discover that their cards have been canceled—without a word of warning, the Wall Street Journal reports. With credit tightening, many issuers give only a cursory rationale for the drops, and then only by mail weeks later. And though...http://www.newser.com/story/66732/consumers-blindsided-by-card-cancellations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Aug 2009 12:44:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66391/hefty-credit-card-debt-fattens-you-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHeavy credit card debt can take a toll on your waistline, Gourmet reports. A German study of 9,000 people found that 25% of those in debt were obese, compared to 11% not in debt. "In the situation of over-indebtedness, eating can become a compensation and gratification," the study says....http://www.newser.com/story/66391/hefty-credit-card-debt-fattens-you-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Aug 2009 18:46:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64971/arbitration-firms-quit-consumer-debt-biz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCredit card and cell phone companies are scrambling as two major arbitration firms back out of the business of settling consumer disputes, the Wall Street Journal reports. The National Arbitration Forum—accused in a Minnesota lawsuit of misleading consumers into thinking it was impartial—will stop taking cases this week,...http://www.newser.com/story/64971/arbitration-firms-quit-consumer-debt-biz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Jul 2009 8:33:00 CDT