Credit Card Access News

Our credit card news section covers all recent consumer and business credit card related news, including Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express.

Credit cards ignore big rate cuts (The Age) -- Interest on credit cards doesn't match RBA rate plunge. (more)

Credit cards immune to big rate cuts (The Age) -- Interest on credit cards doesn't match dramatic plunge in official rate. (more)

Your Money: Think twice about store credit cards (Juice) -- Do you realize how these small store credit cards impact your credit score? (more)

Credit crunch Christmas cards for a Great Depression and Hungry New Year snapped up (Daily Telegraph) -- Credit crunch Christmas cards wishing people a Great Depression and a Hungry New Year have become a surprise bestseller in the UK. (more)

Research and Markets: What is Your Position in the UK Credit Cards & Discount Cards Industry? Find out with This ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) -- DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Credit Cards & Discount Cards - Portfolio Analysis" report to their offering. (more)

Next U.S. crisis: Credit cards (International Herald Tribune) -- The Federal Reserve's new consumer credit program is well intended, but $200 billion is only a fraction of the credit that will be pulled out from under American..... (more)

Woman Wanted In Theft Of Stolen Credit Cards (WHIO-TV 7 Dayton) -- Police said a woman was caught on tape shopping with a stolen credit card. (more)

The Hidden Costs of Store Credit Cards (US News & World Report) -- Why you should say "no" to opening a new account, even when tempted by the discount. (more)

Credit card rates fail to show big falls (The Age) -- Interest charged on credit cards fails to reflect the Reserve Bank's lowering rates. (more)

Tennessee Second Worst State With Credit Card Debt (News Channel 5 Nashville) -- According to a new study, when it comes to credit cards, Tennesseans were really in the red. The Volunteer state currently has the nation's second highest average credit..... (more)