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Sign-up offers on credit cards
Posted on September 8th, 2010 No commentsThere are quite a few credit card companies that offer card holders free gifts or special discounts for opening new accounts, and there are a number of ways this can be done.
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Lending credit cards to relatives
Posted on September 7th, 2010 No commentsIt can often be the case that people belonging to the same family have radically different credit ratings, and the family members who don’t need to borrow money have plenty of credit available while those who need credit cannot get it. In these cases there is often the temptation to lend a credit card to a relative, but this should be avoided.
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Is it still worth applying for credit cards by mail?
Posted on September 7th, 2010 No commentsApplying for a credit card used to be a simple matter. The offers would arrive in the mail pre-approved, or more often an application form would be sent, to people the credit card company had identified as a likely prospect. The credit card companies were dependent on the mail service, and the company’s selection of attractive applicants could make the difference between a successful credit card launch and a failure.
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Increasing borrowing power with credit cards
Posted on September 4th, 2010 No commentsCredit cards are a good way to increase the card holder’s power to borrow money. There are two ways in which this is done, one directly and one indirectly.
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