Credit Card Blog. Tag: 'crisis'


Your Credit Cards and Debt Ceiling Crisis

29 July 2011

We’re all concerned about how the debt ceiling talks in DC will affect our personal finances. Avoid higher APR rates and protect your credit rating with a proactive approach.



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Keep Your Credit Cards Away From Your Medical Bills

6 June 2011

More Americans are relying on their credit cards to pay medical bills. Here’s how you might can avoid that trap.



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The Credit Card Industry’s Well Kept Secret

30 May 2011

Struggling with your credit card payments? Have you asked your credit card company about its hardship program? Here are a few tips on this little known option.



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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

20 October 2010

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is an institution created amidst the chaos of the Great Depression following the Glass-Steagall Act in 1933. The primary purpose of the FDIC is to back the deposits held in the major US Banks.



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Getting Ready For a Crisis

14 August 2009

As the saying goes, ‘failure to plan’ is ‘planning to fail’, a financial crisis deserves every bit of planning on your part. Gaining ammunition on what to expect during a financial crisis goes a long way in getting you ready for tougher times ahead and ensuring you don’t make the silly mistakes a lot of us subscribe to during these periods.



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Understanding How Bailouts Work

13 August 2009

What is a bailout? Since the beginning of the sub-prime mortgage crisis, a lot of financial terms have been thrown around by financial experts, Media, and Uncle Sam but nobody has taken the time out to explain what all these terms mean to Joe who isn’t very good with dictionaries. Outside of a class to gain financial knowledge, this article provides most of what every Joe needs to understand what a bailout is all about.



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Ways to Take Advantage of a Financial Downturn

21 July 2009

A financial downturn is usually marked by job-cuts, tightened access to credit, and other events that often lead to financial insecurity. This article gives you a few tips that could help you stay within your means, and prevent the mistakes that a lot of us make during financial downturns.



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How the Financial Crisis Began?

25 March 2009

According to the Federal Reserve and various other independent financial experts, the financial crisis of 2008 was largely an extension of the sub-prime mortgage crisis resulting from a burst in housing prices, and the inability of mortgage borrowers to fulfill their payment obligations and refinance current mortgage. This led to a situation where banks didn’t have enough money for lending and normal business purposes.



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