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Interchange Fees

While credit card companies generate large amounts of revenue through interest and fees from cardholders, they also draw income from interchange fees paid by merchants who accept their cards. Interchange fees are essentially fees charged to merchants for the processing … Continue reading

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Credit Card Meltdown

While the subprime mortgage crisis has taken a heavy toll on the American economy, a potential crisis in the credit card industry may cause even larger disruptions. The U.S. economy started down the road to the present crisis in 2007, … Continue reading

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Keeping Your Credit History Clean

If you’re looking to build or protect your credit history, making your credit card payments on time and keeping your ratio of debt to debt limit low are important. According to experts, the two most important datum reported to credit … Continue reading

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