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Michael Strauss
Member since 11th May 2006
The author has been writing on financial topics for several years and is currently a contributor to www.cardsense.co.uk, which reviews and compares UK credit cards.
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03rd September 2008
Credit is an equity that you can't afford to lose. Unfortunately, if you don't have credit, it's almost impossible to build it, and if you have bad credit, trying to recover your good standing may be one of the most difficult life challenges you ever face...
03rd September 2008
Your own personal line of credit is valuable. A personal loan entitles you to spend up to a specified limit in accordance with your approved credit line. Normally, the maximum amount for cash on demand loan is $8,500 going beyond that you would have to ta...
03rd September 2008
As competition in the credit industry continues to heat up, credit companies are working harder than ever to offer customized loan products and solutions for consumers. One market that has benefited in recent years from a wider selection of quality card p...
03rd September 2008
One of the most controversial and polarizing features of many credit cards is what is known as universal default. Most people are aware that if they are late with payments, they may be charged what is called a default interest rate. What they may not know...
03rd September 2008
Credit card cashback deals are usually divided between actual cash (payable by check or credit) and rewards (oftentimes, denominated in gift cards or even eCertificates - redeemable for merchandise.) Many favor the flexible parameters of the actual cash, ...
03rd September 2008
Credit card approvals depend primarily on the banking environment and your credit score. The approval process will carefully weigh risk factors determining your ability to pay your bills.
Lately, international banking has seen a credit crunch related t...
01st September 2008
Nothing is more frustrating than having such bad credit that you can't even qualify for a credit card. Without a credit card it can be almost impossible to do even basic things like renting a car or even renting a hotel room. So how can you get a credit c...
18th August 2008
Credit card balance transfers are simple in premise. You transfer a balance from one credit account to another. However, the benefits, goals, and results of transfers can often be quite different from one product and one opportunity to another.
Credit ...
12th August 2008
For many, if not most people, choosing the right credit card when just starting out in adult life is a fairly simple process. It basically boils down to getting whatever card someone is willing to issue. For example, college students are often deluged wit...
07th July 2008
As credit card companies continue to work hard to compete for the borrowed dollars of consumers, reward programs and cash back incentives become increasingly lucrative for consumers. Cash back credit cards and other reward programs are incentives designed...
25th June 2008
Credit card companies have been working hard to attract business from a variety of market segments. Average credit card balances have been jumping dramatically in the UK in recent years, which has prompted an increase in the number of providers and produc...
23rd June 2008
Struggling with bad credit is certainly not a pleasant situation for any person to find themselves in. Obtaining get credit opportunities with bad credit is tougher than it is for those people who have good credit. However, in the competitive credit card ...
23rd June 2008
Although payday loans may seem like the easy way to fix your current financial problems, they are not. Instead there are many drawbacks to using payday loans, and you can benefit by learning about these before ever applying for, or receiving, a payday loa...
21st June 2008
Having bad credit is never a good situation to face, however, for the one fourth of UK borrowers that face adverse credit, there is hope. Credit markets have become extremely competitive as more and more companies are looking to tap into ever-increasing c...
10th June 2008
Everyone has felt the crunch in their wallets as gas prices soar. The prices are so high that some are choosing to trade in their current vehicle for a smaller car or even a motorcycle, just to get better gas mileage. If you want to alleviate some of the ...
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