03/24/2010 09:00 AM
Plastic Rap: Plastic Rap moves
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Bankrate blogs have moved to a new, improved platform. Thanks for reading Bankrate.com!
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03/24/2010 09:00 AM
Plastic Rap: 'Free' credit reports
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New disclosure requirements for "free" credit report advertising take effect on April 2, 2010.
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03/23/2010 09:00 AM
Plastic Rap: New gift card rules
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New restrictions on gift card fees and expiration dates take effect Aug. 22, 2010.
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03/15/2010 07:00 AM
Plastic Rap: New Capital One cards
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Capital One debuts two travel rewards cards with enhanced earnings rates.
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03/15/2010 04:00 AM
Plastic Rap: A real 'gold' card
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The new Gold Bullion Credit Card works like any other card, except a deposit of gold bullion coins secures the credit line.
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03/10/2010 05:00 PM
Plastic Rap: Death of overlimit fees?
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Few issuers still use overlimit fees, which the new credit card law makes more difficult to charge.
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03/04/2010 04:00 AM
Plastic Rap: Fed limits card fees
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The Fed seeks comment on a proposed rule that would limit card penalty fees and require re-evaluation of rate increases.
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02/24/2010 06:30 AM
Plastic Rap: Chase: You = Zero profit
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A Bankrate reader says Chase denied his wife's credit card application because her account wouldn't be profitable.
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02/19/2010 06:30 AM
Plastic Rap: Fed help for cardholders
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The Federal Reserve launches an interactive site to help consumers manage their cards.
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02/18/2010 06:30 AM
Plastic Rap: Citi adds $60 annual fee
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On April Fools' Day, some Citi credit cardholders will be charged a $60 annual fee.
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02/09/2010 06:30 AM
Plastic Rap: Love and FICO score?
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A new survey finds that women are more likely than men to care that their date has a great FICO score.
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02/09/2010 03:30 AM
Plastic Rap: Card account changes abound
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A new survey found that 43 percent of consumers have seen recent changes to their credit card accounts.
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02/02/2010 07:30 AM
Plastic Rap: Discover debuts CardBuilder
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Discover introduces an interactive tool that helps you find a card and then customize the features.
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02/01/2010 05:00 PM
Plastic Rap: Credit card offers up
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Last year ended with the first quarterly increase in credit card direct mail volume in three years.
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01/22/2010 03:30 AM
Plastic Rap: Citi points for Haiti aid
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Citi is allowing users of its debit and credit cards to redeem their ThankYou points for donations to help Haiti.
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