Credit card fraud in RP remains manageable - BSP.(Business)

Manila Bulletin;  June 27, 2005 ;     557 words ......Sentral ng Pilipinas said the local credit card industry has assured monetary authorities...taken significant steps to make sure credit card scams or fraud are contained to manageable...Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr. said local credit card providers have put in place procedures...

Australian Credit Card Customers 2008 - While Only 26% of Consumers Aged...

M2 Presswire;  June 18, 2008 ;     700+ words ......2008-Research and Markets: Australian Credit Card Customers 2008 - While Only 26% of Consumers Aged 35-44 Arranged Their Main Credit Card Online, 41% Would Like To Do So(C)1994-20...announced the addition of the Australian Credit Card Customers 2008 report to their offering...

Credit card fraud on the rise: implement safety checks to protect your...

Do-It-Yourself Retailing;  June 1, 2005 ;     573 words ...The credit card industry is booming, and the technological...among thieves. And while none of the credit card associations will disclose exact loss...due to fraud, experts estimate that credit card fraud costs retailers billions of dollars...

Ohio State U. to sign exclusive credit card contract

University Wire;  January 22, 2002 ;     700+ words ......U-WIRE) COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Unscrupulous credit card solicitation on campus is under fire...University prepares for an exclusive credit card contract. An exclusive contract will...vendor and eliminate the profusion of credit card vendors around campus, said Eric Busch...

Congress Eyes Credit Card Reform In 1st Senate Hearing.

Credit Union Journal;  January 29, 2007 ;     621 words ......began a series of hearings on the credit card industry that are expected to result in legislation to rein in credit card issuers, increase consumer disclosures...bankruptcy, which was led by the credit card industry. I would like to put the...

Another View: Protect Credit Card and Credit

Sun Reporter, The;  November 15, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Curtis, Emory Sun Reporter, The 11-15-2001 ANOTHER VIEW: Protect Credit Card And Credit Do you have a credit card? I'll bet you do. A credit card is almost a necessity in this economy. You can't even rent a car from Enterprise...

The credit card trap

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  October 29, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Bergen County, NJ) 10-29-2003 The credit card trap -- Require money management...But how to responsibly use a credit card was not one of them. I can recall the moment I applied for my first credit card. I was a sophomore at Rutgers...

Credit Card Reform: Strongest Legislation Yet to Rein in Out-of-Control...

AScribe Business & Economics News Service;  March 12, 2008 ;     700+ words ......of Americans fall victim to out-of-control credit card costs and as the credit card market begins to resemble the subprime mortgage...practices and irresponsible marketing. The Credit Card Reform Act goes beyond any other current legislative...

Credit card users warned of Y2K scam State consumer protection officials...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  May 12, 1999 ;     454 words ......protection officials are cautioning credit card users about a scam involving telemarketers...Y2K glitches. Some companies selling credit card protection insurance, which is legal...callers are con artists trying to steal credit card information. They claim to "fix" credit...

Credit Card Borrowing, Delinquency, and Personal Bankruptcy.(Statistical...

New England Economic Review;  July 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...********** Credit card delinquencies and personal bankruptcy...The rise in revolving debt--mainly credit card loans (1) -- was especially noticeable...year earlier. (2) The high rates of credit card delinquency and bankruptcy have generated...

TURNED DOWN: THE CREDIT CARD JUNK MAIL.(Business)(Column)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  June 20, 2001 ;     700+ words ......I COLUMNIST I THOUGHT I DIDN'T like credit card solicitations. You, however ... you REALLY don't like credit card solicitations. And after last week...in this space about the volume of credit card junk mail, you took the time to write...

Billions will go to curb credit card scamsBanks to introduce smartcard...

Pretoria News (South Africa);  February 12, 2007 ;     700+ words ......to spend billions of rands to fight credit card fraudsters skimming millions off the country's card users. The fight against credit card skimmers has begun in earnest as banking...the technology upgrade is vital if credit card fraud scams such as skimming is to be...

LEVIN COSPONSORS COMPREHENSIVE CREDIT CARD LEGISLATION

Capitol Hill Press Releases;  April 30, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Release Levin Cosponsors Comprehensive Credit Card Legislation Contact: Tara Andringa...comprehensive legislation to improve credit card billing, marketing, and disclosure practices. The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and...

Phoenix, Ariz., Credit Card Center Exceeds Growth Estimates.(Originated...

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  July 7, 1997 ;     700+ words ......7--BankAmerica Corp.'s Phoenix-based credit card center never closes. It can't. The 2...also handles credit checks for 10,000 credit card applications every day. And 13 million...in incentives and Arizona's favorable credit card laws, San Francisco-based BankAmerica...

CREDIT CARD NETWORK HITS THE INTERNET

PR Newswire;  October 18, 1995 ;     485 words ......shopping has been made easier today by the introduction of the Credit Card Network on the Internet (http://www.creditnet.com). Credit Card Network brings dozens of credit card issuers together in one place making it convenient for consumers...