(4/30/99)
$500 Card Credit for Mortgage
There's a new partnership: Lending Tree, Inc., the online loan marketplace,
and First USA. They've gotten together to offer consumers First USA VISA
cards.
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(4/30/99)
Think Before You Withdraw
Did you know that one percent of all Americans are pathological gamblers and
another two to three percent are problem gamblers?
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(4/30/99)
MobileMinutes Fights Cancer
Nearly every American family has been touched by cancer in one way or
another. In the fight against cancer, Bell Atlantic Mobile has announced a three-month
initiative to help raise funds for the American Cancer Society.
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(4/29/99)
Go2Net Titanium Cards
Go2Net, the network of branded, technology- and community-driven Web sites,
has announced their agreement with Fleet Credit Card Services to offer
no-annual-fee Go2Net Titanium MasterCards.
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(4/29/99)
WorldPerks Bonus
Join-up, fly now and rack-up those bonus miles. That's what Northwest
Airlines is telling residents in the states of Washington, Oregon and Idaho who are
members of its WorldPerks Frequent Flyer Program.
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(4/28/99)
MC Business Bonuses
Small businesses: watch for a new program from MasterCard aimed directly at
you. Starting this week, MasterCard will launch its new Business Bonuses
Program, an offering designed specifically for today's small business owner.
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(4/28/99)
One of Ten Students Revolve
Young Americans and money make an interesting combination. According to the
1999 Youth & Money Survey recently released by (ASEC), most high school and college students don't know as much about personal finance as they think.
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(4/27/99)
Miles For Interest
Now you can earn air miles for revolving a balance. First Union National Bank
has just introduced three new programs: "Travel & More", "Air Miles" and "Air
Miles Plus".
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(4/26/99)
KosoKard
The US and NATO Armed Forces in the Kosovo region now have available to them
IDT Corporation's Debitalk pre-paid callback calling card named the
"KosoKard".
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(4/26/99)
Y2K Fraud
The Federal Trade Commission recently testified before two House subcommittees
on the problem of identity theft, and the steps they're taking to aid
consumers
who become identity theft victims.
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(4/23/99)
GM Card Gets Tweaked
The nation's second largest co-branded program, the 'General Motors
MasterCard', is beefing up pricing next month, according to CardWatch
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(4/23/99)
To Charge or Not to Charge
After a steady stream of negative publicity, First USA is reportedly
holding off implementing its policy of surcharging for currency exchange
transactions.
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(4/22/99)
USA - Smart Card Ready?
Do you fit the profile of the American who is ready, willing and anxious to
start using smart cards? Those who have been the first to accept cell phones, PCs and other
high-tech devices are looking forward to the convenience of using smart cards.
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(4/22/99)
UK - Smart Cards Too Slow
Barclaycard told the London Financial Times yesterday it will save more
than US$50 million annually as the result of its ongoing migration to smart
cards.
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(4/21/99)
AAA Card Saves
AAA logged another success with their national program "Show Your Card &
Save", which reached a record $148 million in 1998.
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(4/21/99)
What's Next?
NextCard has announced that they will be the exclusive marketer of credit
cards on USATODAY.com, the leading general interest news site on the Internet.
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(4/20/99)
CreditPage
If you're one of the millions of Americans that could use a lesson on managing
credit, you're in luck. There's a new Web site that offers reliable,
comprehensive and confidential advice about managing credit - all at the click
of a mouse.
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(4/20/99)
Biz Card USA
American Express has been the market leader in providing cards to small
businesses, but VISA is moving up fast. A 1999 survey indicates that
American Express has 22% of the small-business commercial card
market...
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(4/19/99)
Car Rental Tips
Did you know that liability insurance is included when you rent a car, but
collision insurance isn't? Did you know that some credit cards automatically
provide collision damage insurance?
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(4/19/99)
And They're Off!
Step right up to the window at the Kentucky Derby and say "Yes". That's the
theme of the new VISA ad campaign leading up to the 1999 VISA Triple Crown,
thoroughbred racing's most prestigious series.
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(4/15/99)
NextCard Coupons
NextCard made history in December 1997 by launching The First True Internet
VISA. Now, 1.5 million customers later, they're introducing customized,
money-saving digital coupons on their NextCard GoShopping! site.
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(4/15/99)
Priceline Bonus
Be on the lookout for a new way to use your credit card: name-your-own-price
online via priceline.com. Priceline is a unique e-commerce system that
lets buyers name the price they're willing to pay for a range of products and services.
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(4/14/99)
Corp Card for Big Guys
Travel managers for mid-size and large companies can breath a little easier since American Express unveiled the Corporate Platinum Card for Senior Executives.
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(4/13/99)
Presto! Card
The calling card of the future is here! Now! Destia Communications, Inc. is
spreading the word about their new virtual pre-paid phone card, which
customers
can use for domestic and international long-distance calls...
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(4/13/99)
El BodyGuard Card
Starting today Hispanic consumers have easier access to an average of 17-25
percent savings on a healthcare savings card. The Spanish language version of
the BodyGuard Card is now available...
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(4/12/99)
Persona Card
American Express Incentive Services has rolled out the 'Persona Reward
System', an employee incentive system that motivates performance by
delivering rewards based on the employee's individual lifestyles and
dreams.
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(4/9/99)
AmEx Air Miles Gold
American Express has introduced a new credit card that will help Canadian
small business owners enjoy the little leisure time they can squeeze out of a busy
schedule.
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(4/8/99)
Credit Ed '99
National Credit Education Week is upon us again - celebrated this year the week of April 18. The theme is Credit Education ... Discover The
Possibilities.
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(4/7/99)
Car Rental Tips
Getting ready to rent a car? Know how much insurance you'll need? Many of us are confused on this issue, but American Express has a few tips to ease our confusion.
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(4/7/99)
America West Phone Card
America West Airlines frequent flyers are now being offered the
FlightFund Global Phone Card, provided by Carrier Services, Inc. (CSI) and Sprint.
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(4/6/99)
Operation Eraser Update
Another of the 31 cases comprising Operation Eraser has been settled.
Florida Attorney Jack Schrold has agreed to a settlement with the Federal
Trade Commission over his role in an illegal credit repair business.
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(4/6/99)
Preview Travel MasterCard
Look for the first Preview Travel co-branded MasterCard this summer. Preview
has just signed a multi-year, multi-million dollar agreement making First USA
the exclusive credit card issuer for Preview Travel's more than seven million
registered members.
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(4/5/99)
VISA Punts Again
NFL fans will soon be seeing VISA everywhere they look. VISA U.S.A., now in its fifth year as the Preferred Card of the National Football League, is launching a wide-ranging national advertising campaign directed at millions of football fans.
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(4/5/99)
Telebank True.Net Card
Telebank, known for delivery of high value financial services via the
Internet, has signed an agreement with First USA to offer an Internet-enabled credit card. The Telebank True.net card will offer a low 9.99% APR...
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