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Were You One of the 1.5 Million Credit Card Numbers That May Have Been Stolen? — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:09:04 +0000

If you have a Visa Card, MasterCard or Discover Card, you’d better keep a close eye on your bills.

Global Payments, a third-party processor of credit card payments, said Sunday that a data breach it experienced last week may have compromised about 1.5 million card numbers.

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Holland Patent Man Charged For Stolen Credit Card

Kristine Bellino — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:48:53 +0000

Holland Patent, NY - A Holland Patent man is out on bail in Herkimer County after being charged with Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fourth Degree after a month-long investigation surrounding the theft of a credit card.

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Do Americans Use Cash or Credit More? — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:05:20 +0000

Credit card debt may have jumped during the holiday shopping season, but a new report indicates good old cash is still our first choice when we pay for smaller, everyday items.

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Credit Card Debt Soars After Black Friday — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:35:44 +0000

Retailers reported robust numbers on Black Friday last year, which surprised some analysts because the economy is still struggling and unemployment is high. But new data from the Federal Reserve shows where much of that money came from: credit cards.

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Credit Card Interest Rates Hit Near-Record High — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:17:51 +0000

If you have a new credit card, chances are good you’re paying more for the privilege now than ever before — interest rates have reached an almost unparallelled high.

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