Yes, You Do Need a Credit Card – and You Need to Use It

August 15, 2010 – 9:21 pm

The current state of the economy has put Americans in a new frame of mind – one that says it isn’t fun anymore to be in debt. Some folks are even trying to go “all cash” to get away from the danger of checking overdrafts and/or identity theft.

But, you never know when you might actually need to use credit, whether you want to or not. There are times when the car engine blows up, or the furnace goes out in 10 degree weather – and you don’t have enough savings to cover repairs or replacement.

Owning and using a credit card will help keep you in a position to access credit quickly in that kind of emergency.

First, it will give you instant access to funds up to your credit limit. That might

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Consumers Still Opting in to Banking Overdraft Reform, Despite Confusion

August 14, 2010 – 6:46 pm

According to a recent Mintel Comperemedia consumer survey, awareness of the new Reg E overdraft legislation is surprisingly high with 60% of online adults aware of the upcoming changes.

But “Most consumers are unable to define exactly what Reg E will cover, making banks’ efforts to promote it that much more difficult,” comments Susan Wolfe, VP of financial services at Mintel Comperemedia. “In other words, consumers are aware that changes are coming to their overdraft programs, but are not exactly sure what it means for them.”

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7 Ways In Which Automatic IRA Act of 2010 Will Affect You

August 13, 2010 – 2:27 am

The Automatic IRA Act of 2010 was introduced into parliment last week. The new legislation would require all firms with 10 or more employees that don’t already offer a retirement plan to automatically enroll workers in an IRA. Workers who don’t wish to participate would need to take action to opt out or change the default contribution amount and investments. Here’s a look at how this bill, if passed, would affect you:

#1.Standardized 3 percent savings rate.
Employees age 18 and older who have been employed for at least three months would be automatically enrolled in an IRA. The bill currently sets 3 percent of a worker’s paycheck as the default amount that would be withheld and directly deposited into an Automatic IRA account. Workers

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How Reward Credit Cards Are Beneficial For Consumers?

August 12, 2010 – 6:25 am

Credit cards are the biggest need of people in United Kingdom when it comes to regular shopping or online shopping. People can not expect their life without plastic money. In order to make more profits and revenue companies provide many options for consumers, reward credit cards are one of them. It means, people get lot of gifts while using the credit cards in term of points, cash back, and gifts.

There are many reward credit cards option available for consumers. Cash back is one of the popular options which are liked by people more. In cash back offer, companies provide some points to consumers whenever they make purchase through plastic money. And after reaching the 100 points, companies transfer the same balance to in card on consumers.

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Student Credit Cards With Parent’s Guidance

August 11, 2010 – 5:04 pm