Category Archives: Credit

Plastic panic: Visa, MasterCard in bargain bin

By doris | Published: September 11, 2010

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The second most famous quote from the movie “The Graduate” — the top undoubtedly has to be “Mrs. Robinson, you’re trying to seduce me.” — is the one where Mr. McGuire wants to tell Dustin Hoffman’s Benjamin “just one word” about his future. Investors humbly disagree. Before [...]

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N.Y. colleges to protect students on credit cards

By doris | Published: September 8, 2010

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The 64-campus State University of New York (SUNY) system, one of the largest state systems in the nation, adopted a set of reforms on Tuesday aimed at protecting students from deceptive credit card practices. The reforms, developed by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, stem from an [...]

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Washington pushes for free credit scores

By doris | Published: May 19, 2010

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — People who are denied credit or a job because of their credit history may soon be able to get their credit score free of charge, thanks to an amendment passed by the Senate Monday evening. The measure, part of the massive Wall Street reform bill being debated [...]

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