By thinking about savings and gift preparations now, you can avoid a shocker of a credit card bill after the new year.
Similarly, new merchant card reporting requirements established this year should make it easier for the IRS to spot businesses that are either under-reporting receipts or not reporting at all.
At a New Year's gathering, they surprised him with a card and a list of contributions.
The January credit card statements come soon enough into the new year bringing with it more than a dash of dismay.
It also is acceptable to send a card for a nondenominational holiday such as New Year's to remind recruiters of your interest, Ms. Shapiro says.
The CFPB, a new agency that gained authority over credit-card issues last year, examined the problem over the summer but hadn't previously signaled changes.
In Forbes, we wrote about how credit card issuers will likely introduce new fees and higher interest rates this year.
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At five years past graduation, Sylvia has no credit card debt, but she has one year remaining on the loan of a new car she bought two years earlier.
It's no secret that palmOne's SD WiFi card works only with their T3 and Zire 72 handhelds, but despite some earlier indications to the contrary, it doesn't look like the card'll also work with the new Treo 650 which is due out later this year.
At the end of the year, Bank of America sent some of its BlackBerry-using customers in New York a memory card with an NFC chip capable of making a wireless payment when waved in front of special terminals found in subway stations, drug stores and taxi cabs.
As Barclaycard launched a new credit card offer, Mr Hoffman told Money Box the company had learned the lessons of the last year.
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It's why last year we put in place consumer protections against hidden fees and penalties by credit card companies and new rules to prevent another financial crisis.
Last year, 24% of complaints dealt with by India's new Banking Ombudsman complaints service were about credit card debt.
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