http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com Owning a credit card is fast becoming a better deal for consumers as the credit card industry (banks and other credit card issuers) starts changing their practices and implementing what can only be construed as more lenient practices, under the pressure e... http://www.articlealley.com/article_176230_19.html 19th June 2007 The intense competition among credit card companies has squeezed their creative brains hard, as they try to come up with innovative features on their various credit cards. One of the most attractive — and substantive — features invented by the credit ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_176229_19.html 19th June 2007 If the credit bureaus rate your credit high, you may find your mailbox flooded with credit card offers from the thousands of credit card issuers in the country. 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Most creditors will draw your credit report to look at your FICO score. The FICO score will be used to evaluate your q... http://www.articlealley.com/article_176225_19.html 19th June 2007 A few weeks ago (April 18, 2007), Discover Financial Services launched a new business credit card that offers frequent flier miles to small business owners. Among the credit card brands, Discover was one of the last to start offering business credit cards... http://www.articlealley.com/article_168305_19.html 01st June 2007 The small business credit card market is a rapidly growing market in the financial services industry. If you are planning to apply for small business credit cards, see how your reasons compare with those of other business credit card holders: · Busine... http://www.articlealley.com/article_168304_19.html 01st June 2007 If you have been a customer for long enough with a particular bank, they may offer business credit card facilities to you. 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