| Credit Card Choices Available at New Website
Our lifestyle today can be hectic and fast-paced, which limits our time, to accomplish our daily activities. That makes our need for e-commerce and technology more necessary than ever. Their combined power makes it easy to apply for a credit card online. If you have decided to apply online for a card, you will fill in an application form at the website of the credit card company. When you do, there are a few things you may want to consider as you apply for your new card:1. The website should give you access to credit cards from all major banks including: Chase, Discover, CitiBank, American Express, Advanta...2. The website should allow you to make credit card comparisons.3. Information about each credit card should be explained in detail so you know the apr, balance transfer fees, cash advance fees, fixed apr, annual fees and so on.4.
Hospital Worker and Her Son Steal the Identities of Dead Patients
A mother, her son, and the son's wife have been charged with stealing identities from dying hospital patients in Louisiana.
Rebecca Stockdale worked as an emergency room clerk in the Slidell Memorial Hospital in Louisiana. When emergency room patients arrived in serious condition, Rebecca would send her son, Robert Ezell, text messages. These messages relayed personal information about the patients including names, social security numbers, and birth dates.
If the patients died, Ezell would apply for credit cards soon after using the names and information from the dead victims. Robert Ezell used addresses of houses that had been vacated during Hurricane Katrina and remained empty.
Robert Ezell would also read the local obituaries in the newspaper.
CreditCardCreditNews.com Launched to Assist Consumers with Credit ...
A new focused financial news web site that supports consumers in their search for the best credit card by providing them frequent updates on credit card announcements as well as credit-related news that could affect their personal finances. New York, NY (PRWeb) March 27, 2007 -- There's a tendency for consumers to rush and apply for a new credit card. With so many resources available and which happens to be dispersed through out the media, it can be difficult for the consumer to find the appropriate credit card that will best fit their needs. CreditCardCreditNews.com was created specifically to keep the consumer inform on the newest credit cards while providing breaking news from the entire credit industry. Finding the best credit card typically requires a consumer to look through the widest selection of cards available.
The R104 million ‘great gold card rip-off’
The average rate for a negative balance on an entry-level card is 20,32% and on a gold card it is 19,94% - a difference of 0,38%.
To put this into perspective - a gold card holder with R5000 owing on his or her credit card ends up paying R1,58 less in interest a month than an entry-level card holder, and would earn 21 cents more in interest a month if they had a R5000 positive balance!
Some credit card providers would argue that cardholders are able to access higher amounts of credit with a gold card. However, the research also found that most banks were willing to give the same (or higher) credit limits to someone applying for an entry-level credit card as they would have obtained on a gold credit card. The credit limit was solely based on consumers' income and their creditworthiness.
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