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CREDIT CARDS: NEWS & ADVICE
CREDIT CARDS
Using credit cards to rebuild score
Using credit cards wisely -- whether it's one or 15 -- is the key to improving the credit score, says a FICO expert.
Boost your credit score
Secured card aids credit
Best '08 credit card moves
Credit freezes available
Smart ways to use credit
Bad credit isn't no credit
Late payments haunt credit
Your Best Interest Report
National Credit Card Rates
Compare credit card weekly rates:
Low interest credit cards
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Airline mile cards
Rewards cards
WEEKLY AVERAGES
Type
Fixed
Variable
Standard
13.42%
11.91%
Gold
11.73%
10.61%
Platinum
10.59%
11.63%
Chart: Credit Card national averages
Track the prime rate and other leading rates
About this index
Rates may include points
SPECIALS
Exclusive research:
2007 Gift Card Study
Give the gift of giving
Gift card trends
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Bankrate's money guides
2008 Cash Sweeps Study
2008 CD Study
2007 Courtesy Overdraft Study
2007 Gift Card Study
2007 Closing Costs Study
Fall 2007 Debit Card Study
2007 Checking Study
CD Early Withdrawal Penalties Survey
2006 Gift Card Study
2007 Spring Check Card Study
Passbook/Savings Study
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8 money moves for 2008
Fighting foreclosure
Giving the gift of charity
Guide to ARM resets
Candidates' money views
Saving for the holidays
Save on school shopping
Subprime industry meltdown
Cutting wedding costs
RATE ANALYSIS
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Interest Rate Roundup
Rate Trend Index
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Federal Reserve coverage
Your Best Interest Report
COFI, LIBOR, prime rate
BLOGS / EXPERTS
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Tax Talk
Paying taxes by credit card
The Debt Adviser
Avoid 'universal default' cards
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Plastic Rap
Mortgage Matters
Fed Outlook
Taxes: Eye on the IRS
5 CREDIT CARD
MUST DOs
Vital financial steps:
Use credit wisely
Kick the credit card habit
Create a budget
Avoid budget blunders
Boost credit score
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BASICS SERIES
Credit Card Basics
Don't get trapped by card debt. Use it wisely.
Match card and lifestyle
Credit reports and scores
Costs and fees
Managing your cards
Using credit wisely
RATE WATCH
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Key economic statistics
FINANCIAL LITERACY
Mastering credit cards
Everyone can learn to use credit cards better.
4 types of credit cards
Improve credit scores
The card best for your age
5 balance transfer trip-ups
Smart ways to use credit
EDITORS' PICKS
E-cards not widespread
Drowning in credit card debt
Best time to buy anything
Kick the debt habit
Don't use card for car rental
Top 8 places to stash cash
Contactless credit cards
How long till a millionaire?
EXPERT ADVICE
Co-signer liable for home loan?
Filing for bankruptcy will leave co-signing Dad on the hook for his son's mortgage.
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College Money Guru
Driving for Dollars
Real Estate Adviser
Ask Dr. Don
Bankruptcy Adviser
Tax Talk
Boomer Bucks
The Debt Adviser
Retire: Guest columnists
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Blogs
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Plastic Rap
Mortgage Matters
Fed Outlook
Taxes: Eye on the IRS
CREDIT CARD NEWS THIS WEEK
Bad credit? How to fix or rebuild you score
A FICO credit score expert explains how to build good credit -- or patch it up after going through foreclosure.
Closing credit cards dings score
Want to close those unused credit cards in your drawer? A FICO expert explains how that will impact your credit score.
6 reasons for multiple credit cards
Contrary to conventional wisdom, holding more than the recommended one to three cards can pay off.
The 7 deadly sins of debt
These misdeeds will certainly land you in a contemporary place of torment reminiscent of Dante's "Inferno."
Bankrate's Interest Rate Roundup
See rates from our national survey of credit cards, mortgages, home equity products, auto loans and CDs.
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