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Credit card defaults booming in Mexico

Mexico's love affair with high-interest credit cards appears to have been short-lived ... (more)

Fed: Consumers cut back on credit card spending
Monthly G.19 report shows consumers' revolving credit plunged 3.4 percent in November ... (more)

6 new rules for credit card term negotiations
As issuers slash credit lines and raise interest rates across the board, it's getting harder to negotiate these terms. These tips can help ... (more)

Save cash, pay debt with these new credit cards
Several card issuers recently rolled out new programs and cards to help you pay off debt, save and invest ... (more)

Avoid a small business
credit limit cut in 5 steps
Those who use small business cards with high limits to stay afloat need to be proactive ... (more)

7 things NOT to fear
about credit cards
It's tough enough to use credit cards wisely. Don't make things worse by succumbing to irrational fears about them ... (more)

U.S. bankruptcy filings
up 33 percent in 2008
Consumer bankruptcy filings topped 1 million, the first time at that mark since 2005 reform measures took effect ... (more)

Balance transfers may relieve debt hangover
Overdo debt this holiday? Balance transfers help shed it faster, but finding good deals isn't easy ... (more)

There's no one answer for how many cards are too many, but if you don't spend wisely and pay your cards consistently, another one may be too much temptation.

While credit card charge-offs have gone up at thrifts, or savings and loan associations and federal savings banks, the increase is nowhere near the rate of increase from other loans.

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