Yesterday, I was going through my statement from American Express and noticed that there were a large number of unfamiliar charges. Lots of them – to the tune of $1500, and all of the charges were in Los Angeles, CA. The list was quite entertaining, (especially because I didn’t have to pay [...]
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My Experience With a Stolen American Express Card
August 31st, 2009 · No Comments · Credit Cards
Tags: american express·brick and mortar stores·Credit card·credit card statement·online purchase·point of sale·restaurants·sell information·swiped
Credit Card Companies Instituting “Minimum Annual Purchase” Policies
August 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Banking, Credit Cards
We just learned Citibank is informing their customers it will impose an $35 annual fee unless a minimum of $2400/yr is charge on their credit card accounts. This is, of course, part of the unintended consequences of the new credit card reform laws. We wrote previously wrote about another unintended consequence, the [...]
Tags: american express·annual fee·bank of america·Citibank·Credit card·Discover·minimum annual purchase·Wall Street Journal
Credit Repair Investigation Requests – Send Social Security Number?
July 20th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Credit Repair, Credit Reports
Q. I’m doing some credit repair on my credit report in anticipation of buying a house. I noticed an account I don’t recognize on my credit report from American Express. This account is reporting me 30 days late 2 times in the last 2 years. I sent a letter to American Express and [...]
Tags: american express·Credit Repair·Credit Reports·Fair Credit Reporting Act·Informatino Furnisher·Inquiry·Investigation·Social Secuirty Number
$300 Reward Offered by Credit Card Company to Close Your Account
February 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Consumer Debt, Consumer Info, Credit Cards
The concept of credit card rewards programs is one that is near and dear to my heart, but this sounds too good to be true; $300 cash just to agree to close my account? Tell me more!!!
New York based American Express announced this week that it will pay certain cardholders $300 each (actually, in the [...]
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