Ed Mierzwinski
Ed Mierzwinski
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By increasing minimum payments, people will pay off credit cards, won't pay so much in interest and will have money left over to buy things.
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I'm encouraged that some issuers are doing this. I think penalty fees are a disingenuous way of making money, ... I'm encouraged the marketplace is responding to pressure from lawsuits and consumer complaints.
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It wasn't the largest breach, but it showed a stunningly sloppy business model.
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Their score is based on their sloppy credit reports and doesn't fix the underlying problem with the reports.
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They are trying to increase the use of debit cards to increase their profits.
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The law allows credit card companies to change your rates and terms at any time, for any reason.
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If you have someone doing the paper shuffle -- sign here, sign here, sign here -- there is tremendous opportunity for mischief.
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It doesn't hurt to overreact, but it's not worth it to obsess.
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You don't need to spend $79 or more to monitor your credit. It's a gimmick designed to inflate the revenue at the bureaus. It's not going to prevent ID theft. It may give you a little bit of early warning. But it doesn't matter enough for you to pay that amount of money.
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Gift cards are popular because you don't have to buy a gift, ... You just have to know where they like to shop.
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Money talks and the phone companies know that.