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		<title>Plastic protection &#8211; safeguarding against credit card fraud</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 08:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Banker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Cards]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plastic protection &#8211; safeguarding against credit card fraud
The credit card fraud has become a daily occurrence and has taken many innocent card users as its victim. But some small habits can safeguard against any type of credit card fraud:
• Sign the signing in panel of the credit card with a permanent marker.
• Never give your [...]]]></description>
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<p>The credit card fraud has become a daily occurrence and has taken many innocent card users as its victim. But some small habits can safeguard against any type of credit card fraud:</p>
<p>• Sign the signing in panel of the credit card with a permanent marker.</p>
<p>• Never give your credit card details to anyone even if he is supposed to be your friend.</p>
<p>• Never answer the email that asks for your personal information.</p>
<p>• The banks issuing credit cards will never ask for your card details, therefore if any one claims that he is from the bank and ask for credit card information, don’t divulge it.</p>
<p>• When doing any online purchase, check that the site is secure and it is verified by visa.</p>
<p>• You may also see a locked padlock in the website.<br />
• Check the receipt when you charge your card at any shop before signing.</p>
<p>• If you lose your credit card immediately speak to your bank and disable it.</p>
<p>• Check everyday online statement for the credit card transaction to be on the safer side.</p>
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		<title>Tips on paying your credit card bills</title>
		<link>http://www.ykbank.com/tips-on-paying-your-credit-card-bills</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 09:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Banker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Balance Transfers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit Cards]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The credit cards are a real blessing at the time when you need to make a purchase suddenly without having the required money in your pocket. But if the payments are not made in time, then you may face a lot of problems. The accumulated amount becomes so high that the person finds it difficult [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img style="padding-right:10px" src="http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/3897/88313026.jpg" alt="Credit Card, Finance, Bank," align="left" />The credit cards are a real blessing at the time when you need to make a purchase suddenly without having the required money in your pocket. But if the payments are not made in time, then you may face a lot of problems. The accumulated amount becomes so high that the person finds it difficult to pay off the credit card bills and fall under bad credit. Do the following to maintain a good credit card balance</p>
<p>• Try to pay the full outstanding bill and not only the minimum amount that needs to be paid.</p>
<p>• You may give standing orders to your bank to deduct the amount automatically every month.</p>
<p>• Always know your limit and charge your card only for the amount that you can pay off easily.</p>
<p>• You can negotiate with your credit card company for some kind of waiver so that you can clear the bills.</p>
<p>• If you really have any genuine reason for non payment of the credit card debts like being laid off from job or sudden illness at house, write a letter to the credit card company and ask for more time.</p>
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		<title>Low APR gas cards</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Banker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[APR Cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit Cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial planning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Shooting gasoline prices have forced GM to look beyond the sedans and cruisers and gravitate towards smaller cars. You can then think the impact of shooting prices on normal individuals. This is where APR gas cards are coming up as a strong alternative today. You can apply for the APR gas cards and get a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img style="padding-left:10px" src="http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/5670/64179693.jpg" alt="Bank, Finance, APR Gas Cards" width="202" height="141" align="right" />Shooting gasoline prices have forced GM to look beyond the sedans and cruisers and gravitate towards smaller cars. You can then think the impact of shooting prices on normal individuals. This is where APR gas cards are coming up as a strong alternative today. You can apply for the APR gas cards and get a reprieve on your gas bills. A few offer as much as 3 percent cash back on gasoline. Most of them also provide with a statement credit on your first statement.</p>
<p>You can earn infinite cash back and can also look for a complete waiver on your annual fees. People can also seek conversion of their cash backs to rewards. This way they will feel the virtue of being prized. Low APR gas cards can come with a low introductory offer or a low fixed rate. In the pervious case, you can make merry up till the introductory period lasts. In the later case, you get a low APR in terms of the interest rate.</p>
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		<title>Choosing business credit cards</title>
		<link>http://www.ykbank.com/choosing-business-credit-cards</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Banker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit Cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loans & Finances]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Business credit cards can help people start a business venture. While it can also be used as an aid for furthering a corporate house or a small or mid budget business, these are generally used for initiating an enterprise.
You need to look at the cost estimates and amount of debt you can feasibly pay-off. The [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img style="padding-right:10px" src="http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/8796/63676219.jpg" alt="Bank, Finance, Credit Cards" width="235" height="142" align="left" />Business credit cards can help people start a business venture. While it can also be used as an aid for furthering a corporate house or a small or mid budget business, these are generally used for initiating an enterprise.</p>
<p>You need to look at the cost estimates and amount of debt you can feasibly pay-off. The former deals with payment structure of the credit card, balance transfer facilities, length of introductory periods, and interest rates. Also, APR and rewards are important as they can provide an edge in terms of payment deductions. Look for corporate credit cards. They do not have any interest rate tagged to them. While you will still be required to pay an annual fee, it will be far nominal than cumulative interest rates.</p>
<p>The idea is to choose with discretion as a wrong card can completely kill your business initiative and put you in a debt soup long before you have started with an enterprising business.</p>
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		<title>Bad Credit Credit Cards</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:44:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Banker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bad Credit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit Cards]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Badcreditoffers.com is a ready reference site for bad credit credit cards and has beautifully compiled a number of credit cards that can be offered to people having a poor credit history. These are hard times. With the meltdown, a credit squeeze has become quite apparent. Country is reeling under a liquidity crisis and poor credit [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Badcreditoffers.com is a ready reference site for <strong><a href="http://www.badcreditoffers.com/creditcards/" target="_blank">bad credit credit cards</a></strong> and has beautifully compiled a number of credit cards that can be offered to people having a poor credit history. These are hard times. With the meltdown, a credit squeeze has become quite apparent. Country is reeling under a liquidity crisis and poor credit reports are coming out at a very frequent pace.</p>
<p>Having said this, we also understand that lack of disposable income is causing more and more people to apply for credit cards. This brings us to a paradox. Income shrinkage makes people apply for credit card but poor credit history does not allow them one. So what needs to be done? Well! Badcreditoffers.com handsomely offers the solution.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.badcreditoffers.com/" target="_blank"><img style="padding-right:10px" src="http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/5890/80080225.gif" alt="Bad Credit Credit Cards, Bank, Finance" width="360" height="89" align="left" /></a> It compares and contrasts <strong><a href="http://www.badcreditoffers.com/creditcards/" target="_blank">credit cards for bad credit</a></strong> in dozens and also gives recommendations about each. A few are available at better interest rates, others have a better introductory offer scheme and still others give the option of better balance transfers. Overall, all these cards are unilaterally aimed at people who have a poor credit report and find it difficult to get loans or credit cards through normal channels. The interest rate can vary from a shade under 8 percent to a little less than 20 percent.</p>
<p>Ever since its inception in the year 2005, the credit card site has been getting frequent visitor footfall. People like the concept of one-stop solution. The world is fast moving towards customization and hence the customers love the idea of getting everything at disposal together. The site offers rankings and various data of credit cards. These help the customer in making choices.</p>
<p>The site is beautifully navigable. It offers home loans, personal loans, auto loans and many other loans. Bad credit history offers are classified into various different categories. If you have had a credit issue in the past or have some bulk credit defaults presently, do not feel shy to interact. There is solution for everyone here. The site operates free of charge and you need not pay anything for it. Even <strong><a href="http://www.badcreditoffers.com/" target="_blank">bad credit loans</a></strong> are available by dozens. You can also look to repair your credit history through many schemes available over the site.</p>
<p>Another great point is the handy online application. Each card offers an online form of its own. Through the form you can instantaneously apply for the card. If you care chosen for the card, the card issuing company acknowledges you within moments.</p>
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		<title>How to remove charge off from your credit report?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Banker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Cards]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes credit reporting agencies make the mistake of levying a false charge on the credit report. Such an aberration may happen because they have too much load at hand. Having said this, it is not an irredeemable situation and can be altered easily.
Credit bureau may not agree but tons of negative listings are altered each [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/618/55092766su1.jpg" alt="Credit card charge" width="399" height="259" align="right" />Sometimes credit reporting agencies make the mistake of levying a false charge on the credit report. Such an aberration may happen because they have too much load at hand. Having said this, it is not an irredeemable situation and can be altered easily.</p>
<p>Credit bureau may not agree but tons of negative listings are altered each day. This is because we, the inflicted, have a say in the matter.</p>
<p>Just challenge your report to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). FCRA redirects the report to the lender. In the meantime, the history of the creditor is technically examined by FCRA.</p>
<p>In the event of the creditor not responding within a month, the negative listing is automatically waived off. You can also take the matter to the court of justice and get the issue resolved. It is advisable to take the service of an attorney.</p>
<p>If you think that the credit report is genuine and you do not wish to fight it, then simply put in a100 word request and send it to the top agencies for changing the negative listing. Your request must be genuine and at the same time, you should show the initiative to pay off.</p>
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		<title>How to track your credit debts?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 08:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Banker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Cards]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Credit debts take the peace of mind away from a person. The world has come to a pass where money speaks the loudest. Owing to monetary constraint or some emergency, one can always get in the tangles of debt. It is wise to get off the debt express as quick as possible; at any rate, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/1572/46174763ky9.jpg" alt="Credit debt" width="415" height="277" align="right" />Credit debts take the peace of mind away from a person. The world has come to a pass where money speaks the loudest. Owing to monetary constraint or some emergency, one can always get in the tangles of debt. It is wise to get off the debt express as quick as possible; at any rate, prior to its setting a vicious circle for you, always keep tracking your credit debts.</p>
<p>Get in touch with the FCRA. It’s the Fair Credit Reporting Rating Agency. It will tell you your credit score. Use the score to track what might be your credit debt on the given date. Apart from this, you can also reconfirm with the various lenders, what your debts stands in their books. Cumulative factoring will bring you to your total debt.</p>
<p>While doing the calculation, it is always advisable to include the late fee charges, interest accrued and any other charge that has been added to your account.</p>
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		<title>Interest free balance transfer tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Banker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Balance Transfers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes, people fall in the cesspool of credit card debts. The debts keep accumulating and they forget the way back. Emergency situations can often lead to credit card debts but truly, paying the minimum amount due is not the best idea.
This is because minimum amount due payment only waives off a small part of the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/3359/46305841pu7.jpg" alt="balance transfer" width="415" height="222" align="right" />Sometimes, people fall in the cesspool of credit card debts. The debts keep accumulating and they forget the way back. Emergency situations can often lead to credit card debts but truly, paying the minimum amount due is not the best idea.</p>
<p>This is because minimum amount due payment only waives off a small part of the principal. This means that paying minimum due for 10 years might not be enough to settle the debt. There is no reason to panic though, there is a way out. Just get your debts balanced transferred to a zero interest credit card.</p>
<p>This way, you can keep jumping from one card to another prior to the expiry of the introductory offer. Now, the minimum dues that you pay will be all deducted from the principal. You can also look to take a credit card cash advance and put the money in bank. After a year, pay the credit card debt which is interest less. The entire revenue made through interest on the savings account is your saving.</p>
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