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I’m in need of a credit card

First, check your credit report and credit score with Equifax, Experian or TransUnion and then go to our website and shop around for a credit card designed for your credit. We’ve got the choicest credit card offers available on the card market. Find a credit card to suit you best and apply for it online.

Apply for a credit card

If you want to apply for a credit card, do it online. It will save your time. If you are a legal U.S. resident, RequestCredit.com is a great website to visit and compare different credit cards issued by the prominent U.S. banks and credit card companies to choose from and apply online for. Before you [...]

My credit report (Expedia) shows that I have an active cardit card with Shell Oil which was issued to me in December 1964.  An id number associated with it is XXXXX.  How can I cancel this card?

Before starting the process of cancelling your credit card, make sure that the balance on it is zero. Call your credit card issuer and ask them to close your credit card account. Follow up with a letter also stating that you want your credit report to say your credit card account was closed at the [...]

Beware of sharing your credit card information with all and sundry

Always remember that your credit card is not just a piece of plastic but money and you are the one who is responsible for it. As such, approach credit card related issues with caution. Disclosing your credit card details to everyone from your nearest and dearest to strangers could be quite a risk. Think twice [...]

Want to get rid of your credit card debt?

Today people can’t imagine their lives without credit cards. These are both tempting and risky, one false move and you are in debt. If this happens, do not panic, approach it wisely. Here are some simple tips to reduce or eliminate your credit card debt.
Tip 1: Stop using your credit cards to avoid new debt. [...]

Be cautious with credit card convenience checks

Have you ever heard of convenience checks in relation to your credit cards? These are checks mailed to you by your credit card issuers with or without your consent. Convenience checks are tied to your credit card accounts and are used to make purchases or transfer balances.
Such credit card-related checks may be really convenient when [...]

Think twice before closing your credit cards

With such a great variety of tempting credit card offers with lucrative rewards and promo 0% APRs you can easily end up applying for credit cards you don’t really need. And sooner or later you’ll start thinking about closing your credit cards you no longer use. But think twice before doing so as this can [...]

Try to pay more than the minimum

Each credit card statement you receive monthly contains a minimum payment calculated by your credit card company you should pay. To avoid late payment fees you should keep to these monthly minimum payments making them in full and on time. But paying the minimum only is not a very good idea. One of the best [...]

Helpless victims of lenders

It’s not a secret that credit usage problems for students may lead even to suicide. Usually experts one by one state that students are some kind of incapable grown-up children who can easily become helpless victims of financial companies.
However, some researches show surprising facts about veritable targets of companies. They say that despite some emotions [...]

The Consumer Credit Card Story

The first bank that issued consumer credit cards was National Bank of Brooklyn in New York. The program named “Charge-It” was introduced by John Biggins in 1946. However, at that time cardholders dealt with charge accounts and only selected stores accepted this form of payment. Still, the card that can be used at various merchants [...]

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