Most online retailers go to great lengths to be sure your information is secure. It’s your job, as the consumer, to recognize risky transactions and to look elsewhere instead.
Entries Tagged as 'Credit Cards'
5 Tips for Safe and Secure Online Shopping
December 16th, 2011 · No Comments · Credit Cards
Tags: credit·Credit Cards·encryption technology·financial management·holiday shopping·online retailers·online shopping·Secure Socket Layer·Shopping·Shopping Online·SSL·TRUSTe·VeriSign
5 Reasons to Avoid Credit Card ‘Convenience’ Checks
December 12th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Credit Cards
If the financial pressures of the holiday season are tempting you to use those credit card “convenience” checks you get in the mail, think twice about it.
Tags: convenience checks·credit·Credit card·credit card convenience checks·credit card purchases·Credit Cards
As Promised, Senate Republicans Refuse Confirmation of CFPB Director
December 9th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Credit Cards
Is refusing to appoint a director an acceptable means of forcing changes, or an irresponsible choice that distracts from the potential for good that the agency was created for?
Tags: CFPB·Consumer Financial Services Bureau·credit·credit card agreements·Credit Cards·Dodd-Frank·Republicans·Richard Cordray·Senate Republicans
CFPB Proposes Short-Form Credit Card Agreements
December 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Credit Cards
There is a new proposal in the works suggesting a “short-form” version – specifically, limiting credit card agreements to just two pages, or 1,100 words.
Tags: CFPB·Consumer Financial Protection Bureau·credit card agreements·Credit Cards·Fees·fine print·Interest Rates·short form
