An emergency fund is one of the basic pillars of financial security. When you have a stash of cash set aside to cover unexpected expenses, you can avoid costly problems like racking up credit card debt or pulling money from your retirement...
Millennials are stressed about all kinds of debt — mortgage, car loans, credit card, and student loans.
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When their dog needed surgery this past spring, the family had enough money saved in their high-yield savings account to cover the $2,000 total.
NEW YORK — American Express’s third-quarter profits rose by 8%, the credit card company said Friday, as its members spent more on its eponymous cards and more carried a balance.
The New York-based company earned a profit of $1.76 billion, or...
Afterpay (OTC: AFTPF) is a fascinating financial services firm from Australia. It has declared war on credit and credit cards because millennials don't like credit. Afterpay was founded by Nick Molnar, a millennial entrepreneur, who has focused on...
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Credit cards allow me to better control my outgoing expenses, and manage the highs and lows of self-employment.
Venmo is one of the more popular mobile payment apps out there, and now it seems that it’s going to take things one step further by getting into the credit card business. Today, PayPal – which is Venmo’s parent company – and...
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Greetings, Arsians! The Dealmaster is back with another round of deals to share. Today's list is headlined by a pre-order deal for Google's Pixel 4 smartphones, which were formally unveiled earlier this week. Various...
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Premium credit cards have high annual fees, but provide benefits like free nights at nice hotels, free checked bags on flights, and free Global Entry.
BriansClub, a black market site that contains stolen credit cards, was hacked to rescue the data of more than 26 million credit and debit cards.
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Come January 30, Delta has some major changes in store for its portfolio of credit cards the carrier...
Just about two months after Apple Card became available to the public, the CEO of Goldman Sachs — Apple’s bank partner — shared today in an interview how happy he is with the launch of the product, saying he thinks it’s the...
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Greetings, Arsians! The Dealmaster is back with another round of deals to share. Today's list is headlined by a modest but notable deal on the Nintendo Switch, as Target is throwing a $25 store gift card in with the...
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Credit cards are daily payment tools for many Americans, but yours probably also has unintended tactical uses you never thought of, such as slicing open birthday card envelopes your grandparents send.
Of course, credit cards offer convenience, and...
The Apple Card was "the most successful credit-card launch ever," according to Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon (via CNBC). The quote came from a Goldman Sachs conference call held earlier today, in which Solomon discussed the bank's new initiatives...
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Hunter Biden was paid an undisclosed amount of money as a consultant by MBNA as his father pushed legislation to help the credit card industry.
Hunter Biden was 21 in 2001 when MBNA started paying the US Senator’s son as a consultant.
Hunter...
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Rewards credit cards offer bonus points or cash back on various spending categories, from travel to gas to groceries. Here are the top picks for each.
I opened several store credit cards, and they helped me build my credit to get approved for great rewards cards. But store cards aren't a great deal.
Three years ago, the founder of LendingClub, Renaud Laplanche, took the wraps off his second act, a consumer lending venture called Upgrade that now employs 350 people, has lent roughly $2 billion to 200,000 people, and has raised $142 million from...
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Greetings, Arsians! The Dealmaster is back with another round of deals to share. Today's list is headlined by a deal on 12-month membership cards for Sony's PlayStation Plus service, as they're down to $39 on eBay...
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