Topic: Credit Cards

Banks Are Feeling Pretty Good About Bad Lending Again

Reuters

Want a troubling sign of how great the economy is doing? Banks are feeling confident enough to lend money to people with bad credit again. What could possibly go wrong?

By Rebecca Greenfield

Nov 7, 2011

More Consumer Credit Isn't Necessarily a Sign of Recovery

The positive September consumer credit numbers that were just released should be a good sign for the lagging economy, but they're not. 

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By Adam Martin

Jun 2, 2011

Can You Pay for Pot with Credit Cards?

Legal medical marijuana has posed a dilemma for Visa and MasterCard

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