JPMorgan Chase has started charging 400,000 credit card customers a stiff, new fee of $10 monthly fee — or $120 a year.
The new fee was imposed on customers who had carried a significant balance for two years or more on a card with a low promotional interest rate of something like 4.99%.
Did we mention that [...]
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Chase Imposes New Fee
Posted by CardMogul
February 19, 2009 11:49 AM
February 19, 2009 11:49 AM
Understanding Your Credit Score
Posted by Johns WuApril 24, 2008 03:28 PM
Credit scores seem to be one of the biggest sources of mystery and myth on the face of the planet. They are the financial equivalent of the Bermuda Triangle or Bigfoot. In fact, I would say that it’s the single largest subject I continually hear people give bad advice about.
Since your credit score has a [...]
Check Your Credit Score for Free
Posted by Johns WuOctober 4, 2007 12:56 AM
In the United States, a credit score is a numerical expression based on a statistical analysis of a person’s credit files, to represent the creditworthiness of that person, which is the likelihood that the person will pay his or her debts. Whether or not this is actually true is debatable, but your credit score [...]
Credit Card Hopping Tips & Tricks
Posted by Johns WuJune 25, 2007 11:02 PM
Looking for a winning strategies to accrue airline miles or other rewards with your credit card while staying out of debt? Here are a few simple tips to help keep your point totals flying high and your chances of going into debt at a minimum.
Tips on Transferring Credit Card Balance
Posted by Johns WuJune 25, 2007 10:53 PM
If you’re trying to eliminate your credit card debt, you may have decided that your best bet is to transfer the balance to a new card with a special rate for transferred balances. While the idea of moving your balance to get a lower rate is definitely a good one, there are some things you [...]
Fine Print of Credit Card Applications
Posted by Johns WuSeptember 27, 2006 03:13 AM
Nobody knows for sure how many credit cards are actually floating around in credit space. Credit space is my newly minted term for the aggregate number of credit cards actually issued.
Truth is, if you are average, you have eight credit cards so you occupy 8 parts of the universe now known as credit space. You [...]