One of the ways a lot of people avoid spending too much over the holidays is by using a debit card instead of a credit card to buy gifts.But, according to Consumer Reports, that’s not always the best idea, because what consumers don’t know about debit cards could cost them.
Mandy Shapiro says she uses her […]

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truPay users recently got this email advising of the end of the card program at Poker Stars.
We regret that the ability to use your payTru VisaDebit card at PokerStars will be coming to an end in the near future.
As of December 10, 2007 at 12:00pm EST, you will no longer be able to request […]

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By Sky NewsConsumers who use store cards are paying an average of 62% more interest than they would if they used a credit card, according to new research.
Around 16 million Britons currently have store cards on which they collectively owe £2.17bn,

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Published on Friday, Dec 07, 2007 If you’re buying a gift card from a bank or credit-card company, do a little research first.
The cards can be used practically anywhere the issuer’s credit card is accepted, but often are off-limits for stuff like recurring bills, car rentals, pay-at-the-pump gas stations and casinos.
More importantly, they […]

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Thursday December 6, 2:38 pm ET

First Operation of its Kind in the United States Makes Gift Card Buying More Convenient
LOUISVILLE, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The popular gift card mall seen in supermarkets and […]

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Americans collectively owe almost $850 billion in credit card debt. This is what is driving the thriving credit card industry in the US. An average American family owns about five credit cards. The credit card business is dominated by five companies who between them control 80% of the US market. They are Discover, JP Morgan […]

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‘Leap of faith’ costing state

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By PAUL CARRIER
Blethen Maine Newspapers
AUGUSTA — Ever wonder what will happen if someone sticks a gift card from Circuit City, Target, Barnes & Noble or another retail chain into your stocking this holiday season and you lose […]

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December 6th, 2007 @ 5:13am

by Dan Guerin/KTAR
A Consumer Reports survey shows more than a quarter of people who recieved a gift card last Christmas still have not used it.
If you are one of them, here’s an idea. Give it to charity.
Fans Across America helps familys of seriously ill children.
Executive director Bruce Petillo says […]

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Mark Edward Roberts received so many holiday gift cards that he lost most of them before they could be used.  Frustrated, Roberts and his friend Jennifer Mathe brainstormed ways to help consumers better manage their gift cards, which experts estimate will be the most popular item of the holiday season, totaling more than $26 […]

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DESPITE LINGERING CONSUMER CONCERNS ABOUT possible expirations and hidden charges on prepaid gift cards, the market for such cards has not yet reached a saturation point and is not expected to level off, according to research published by Packaged Facts.
According to the report, the annual volume of gift card spending will exceed $50 […]

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