Little wonder, given that plenty of entrepreneurs use personal credit cards to support their businesses.
It suggests the equivalent of five million households used credit cards, overdrafts or savings to buy food.
Credit cards and other consumer-finance businesses are deteriorating fast as America's economy flirts with recession.
For starters, I was a bit surprised by the large number of credit cards per cardholder.
There are a number of companies that provide credit cards designed for business use.
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But apparently in some cases that full disclosure policy applies to some credit cards themselves.
What was driving our economy was we were spending a lot on credit cards.
To break it down to its essential message: credit cards want you to be in debt.
Customers are paying with cash, not credit cards, an indication that they're still watching money closely.
It receives fees as a consequence of its lending activities through its credit cards.
Auto loans defaults are actually in better shape than traditional consumer lending, like credit cards.
Credit cards of course pay banks not only a swipe fee, but very high interest rates.
Residential mortgages, credit cards and other consumer services make up only 18% of Zions' loan portfolio.
Approval rates for small business credit cards, on the other hand, were close to 75%.
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Instead, do your jobs, cut up the credit cards, and get spending under control.
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Secured credit cards are easier to get than traditional cards because they have collateral.
They were persuaded to put more money on their credit cards to get rid of debt.
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There are also helpful analytics, such as on how to better manage your credit cards.
Several credit cards offer frequent flyer points or other reward programs for the money you spend.
Such specialized retail credit cards differ from so-called general-purpose cards used at multiple-location stores.
The appeal of cash-back credit cards is straightforward: swipe, spend and (eventually) be rewarded.
American Express cancelled that card and has introduced two new Blue Cash credit cards.
They are pitching everything from credit cards to short-term installment loans for motorcycles and appliances.
About 95% of the purchases in his store are made with credit cards, he says.
So far, Brazilian consumers have shown an unusual willingness to make purchases online using credit cards.
Credit cards took about 30 years to gain wide use, ATM machines less than two decades.
The company, best known for its credit cards, is looking to expand its direct banking business.
The main piece of outstanding business is the weight attached to lending on credit cards.
Gasoline credit cards are one way to keep a little more money in your pocket.
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