Archive for November, 2007

American Families rely on Credit Cards to Make Ends Meet.
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20071107005701&newsLang=en

U.S. Credit Card Debt Seen As Next Nightmare .
http://www.newsroomamerica.com/usa/story.php?id=398594

Bankruptcy Law Backfires.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=a0EKOfVyqCD4&refer=home

Running Up Credit Card Debt Before You Close On New Home Is Not Smart .
http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/realestate/bal-bz.re.glink09nov09,0,156728.story

Consumers Paying Credit Card Debt Before Mortgage.
http://www.newsnet5.com/money/14551845/detail.html

Credit card tips.
http://www.sheboygan-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071014/SHE07/710140325/1096/SHEbusiness

College says no more credit card marketing on campus.
http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071029/NEWS/710290030/1006/news

Teach teens about credit card debt.
http://www.daily-journal.com/archives/dj/display.php?id=406685

A fresh start with bankruptcy?  Think again.
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/oct2007/db20071031_039775.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_top+story

Don’t let credit cards take you permanently into debt .
Elisa Shackelton
November 2, 2007
Credit is not an advantage when consumers use it to stretch their income. The Federal Reserve reports that 58 percent of households using credit cards pay interest charges each month. And, in recent years, the amount of the required monthly minimum payment has dropped, […]