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Article: Opting off a credit card's mailing list can save cash

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PERSONAL FINANCE

Opting off a credit card's mailing list can save cash

Know your rights, and read everything, experts say

By AVRUM D. LANK alank@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel

Saturday, October 26, 2002

Going through his credit card bill a few weeks ago, David Glaz was startled to find charges for a few items he had not purchased.

So Glaz, a 42-year-old account manager for a computer firm who lives in Oak Creek, called the company that issued the card, First Consumers National Bank, or FCNB, in Portland, Ore., to complain.

Eventually, the charges were removed.

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