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Our credit card news section covers all recent consumer and business credit card related news, including Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express.

PM to clamp down on credit cards (Channel 4) -- Gordon Brown has vowed to stop credit card firms taking advantage of struggling customers by hiking interest rates. The Prime Minister said companies would be banned from..... (more)

Trend disturbs experts: Skip the mortgage, pay the credit cards (Memphis Commercial Appeal) -- U.S. consumers are starting to look like a frugal, debt-fearing lot as they pay down billions of dollars in credit-card obligations. But an alarming trend is emerging: A..... (more)

Good question: Keep eye on credit cards (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) -- I keep hearing about the CARD Act but I'm not sure what it is and how it will affect my credit card accounts. What does this new law mean to me? (more)

Pros and Cons of Business Credit Cards (MoreBusiness) -- Having a credit card for your business can make it easy for you to manage your expenses and track your accounting expenditures. However, business credit cards, like..... (more)

Crooks Producing High Quality Credit and Identification Cards: RNC (Voice of the Common Man) -- The RNC says crooks are producing high quality fake credit and identification cards, and they have seen an increase in the fraud since last July. Constable Shawn O'Reilly..... (more)

The right credit cards for right now (MSN Money) -- As you get older and your finances improve, it might be wise to change your credit choices. Use these tips to pick the best credit cards for your life stage. (more)

Wealth check: My credit cards are paid off ? what do I do now? (Independent) -- The patient When Sophie Hammond, 32, from Derby, finally cleared her substantial credit-card bills last month, she realised she didn't know what to do next. (more)

Guilty of careless driving -- 37% of motorists are guilty of driving without due care and attention, according to new research carried out on UK streets by Direct Line Car Insurance. The insurer..... (more)

Mortgages - Track and fix with Nationwide -- Nationwide Building Society has announced the launch of new fixed rate and tracker products. The deals, available from October 3rd, comprise a 2 year fix at 4.47% and a 2..... (more)

Is your home less affordable? -- The average house price has almost trebled since 1996, and demand for property shows no real signs of diminishing, with some commentators predicting further increases of..... (more)

'Pay As You Drive' insurance anyone? -- Drivers are set to take greater control of their motor insurance and save up to one third on their premiums with the launch of 'Pay As You Drive' insurance, claims..... (more)

Mixed reviews for Post Office Guaranteed Equity Bond -- The Post Office recently launched a Five Year Saver Guaranteed Equity Bond (GEB). It's a fixed-term deposit bond provided by the Bank of Ireland. One half of your money..... (more)

First-time buyers struggle with stamp duty -- The proportion of first-time buyers paying stamp duty has jumped from 48% to 56% in the space of just a year, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). In fact,..... (more)

Watchdog censures financial adviser -- City watchdog, the FSA (Financial Services Authority), has publicly censured financial adviser GD Tancred Financial Services Limited (GDT) for not clearly explaining and..... (more)

The Time of your life - But don't forget about your policy -- Many people view life insurance as something that is too complicated and therefore something they can do without. What you should be aware of is that for a small amount..... (more)

How to Insure your family's future security -- While were all short of cash, many of us are looking for areas where we can cut back; insurance experts tell us that life insurance should not be one of those areas...... (more)

Cut the cost of your caravan Insurance -- Anyone who owns a caravan will know that it's just like having a second home, and whether it's a top of the range or a modest tourer, this will probably have been the..... (more)

Five reasons to search for the right life insurance policy -- Nobody wants to think about death, but in reality we also want to be safe in the knowledge that should we not be around to support our loved ones they are protected..... (more)

Ensure you have the right travel insurance this summer -- Having the right travel insurance policy in place has never been more important as we reach the peak holiday season and hundreds of British holiday makers could find..... (more)

Car insurance premiums to rise as insurance fraud worsens -- The ABI has reported that drivers are paying on average £44 in higher car insurance premiums to cover the ever increasing costs of insurance fraud. (more)

Car insurance premiums to rise as insurance fraud worsens -- The ABI has reported that drivers are paying on average £44 in higher car insurance premiums to cover the ever increasing costs of insurance fraud. (more)