Credit Cards News

Wed 23rd Nov 2005 The Morgan Stanley i24 credit card has been launched and is the only ultra-premium card to offer one per cent cashback on all purchases.Customers will also not be charged a foreign exchange fee, a benefit for those using their Morgan Stanley i24 credit card abroad.Holders of the card will also have access to a concierge service, which offers both discovery and recovery functions ...

A shift in attitude by consumers means for the first time in a decade credit card spending is set to fall this Christmas. Apacs, the UK payments association, predicts that while Britons are planning to pay for more on plastic than ever-before, people are putting less on credit cards. But while avoiding debt is generally seen as a good thing, this fall in credit card spending is not necessarily a ...

Michael Clarke, This is Money24 November 2005 CHRISTMAS spending on credit cards is set to fall for the first time in decade even though we are expected to spend more down the shops this year. NO CREDIT: Most of us will be spending on debit cards this Christmas WANT TO KNOW MORE? DEAL FINDER: 0% credit cards CHAT: What's the best Christmas card? POLL: How much do you pay off from your credit card each month? OTHER STORIES Pensions reform in disarray Tesco's sales growt ...

The boss of US telecoms firm Savvis has resigned following an inquiry into a $241,000 New York strip club bill charged to a company credit card. American Express brought a lawsuit against chairman Robert McCormick last month claiming he was two years late in paying the bill. Savvis asked a New York state court to dismiss the complaint, saying Mr McCormick was the victim of fraud. Mr McCormick, 40, was then put on unpaid leave pending an investigation. According to court documents filed in Ne ...

Hot and cold home markets These real estate markets are the extremes: the fastest growing and the slowest. (Full story) Photo GallerySee more photos NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Here's what consumers can look forward to when the midnight bell-ringing comes to a stop: sharply higher home heating bills, holiday credit card bills, rising interest rates -- and now what look ...

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Here's what consumers can look forward to when the midnight bell-ringing comes to a stop: sharply higher home heating bills, holiday credit card bills, rising interest rates -- and now what looks like a slowing real estate market. So forget about the typical holly jolly tidings for 2006. Economists interviewed for this story all say that they're "concerned" ...

Simon Moon, This is Money21 November 2005 THE secretive charges imposed by MBNA continue to anger customers, who have been contacting This is Money to say they are cutting up their credit cards in disgust. WANT TO KNOW MORE? POLL: Would you pay to use your credit card? OTHER STORIES Money lender's trail of misery New hope for people in debt Don't fall for Xmas loan tricks Comeback  ...