This is bizarre and a bit troubling. Received a call from one credit card company questioning a charge. Turned out to be a fraudulent charge. Account was shut down. Around dinn …

Does anybody have experience in taking out 0% credit cards for 6-12 months and putting them into a savings account and then paying them off before the interest rates kicks in? I kn …

I have about 20 negative marks on my credit report. Some are 30, 60, 90, 180 day late indicators, some are charged off accounts, some are sent to collections etc. Lexington Law se …

Since I don't borrow money, that means I don't own any credit cards. Unfortunately, that makes it more difficult to rent a car, since most car companies have serious restrictions o …

I realized that I've been sloppy in my posts by using "credit card companies" (like Visa and Mastercard) and the banks that issue credit cards (i.e. Chase) interchangeably. What s …

Alrighty, kiddos, here's the deal. I have about 90K in school loans, 8K in credit card debt, and 7K owned on a car worth about 7K. I make 41K a year. I have just succeeded in sa …

I went to a new dentist on Friday, and had to fill out the new patient paperwork. One thing just made me shake my head, though. They asked for my name, credit card type and numbe …

My wife and I swore off revolving credit about 2 years ago and have since paid off all our credit card debt and closed all but one credit account. Reading various sources in print …

I am going to need to make a purchase in the next 8-10 months of about $6,000. Should I save up and pay in cash or should I invest that money, save $1,000, then get a credit card t …

I just read this article on USAToday's website. I have also seen it on several other news sites. I would think, if I was charged for paying off my credit card every month, or for …

Some of my friends were discussing how good credit card holders are now being penalized for being good, and another friend said to get a USAA card. I thought only military people …

For reasons unknown to me, I keep getting pre-approvals for a black visa card. I realize that this is their attempt to get in on the exclusive black Am Ex market. Does anyone kno …

I have a handful of websites that have my credit card information on file for recurring purchases (like cell phone, internet, etc.), as do many people I'm sure. All of them have a …

Every time a merchant posts a note on the cash register like "Minimum Charge $10.00," they're violating their Visa or Mastercard merchant agreement. (Merchants must accept charges …

I used to be a member of LifeLock. As part of the service, they would initiate fraud alerts with the credit reporting agencies, which would mean that there would be extra authoriz …