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WASHINGTON — Federal regulators on Thursday adopted sweeping new rules for the credit card industry that will shield consumers from increases in interest rates on existing account balances among other changes.
The rules, which take effect in July 2010, will allow credit card companies to raise interest rates only on new credit cards and future purchases or advances, rather than on current balances.
Amid the economic crisis and rising job losses, consumers — even those with strong credit records — have been defaulting at high levels on their credit cards. Banks battered by the mortgage and credit crises have been bleeding tens of billions in red ink from the losses.
Roughly 16,000 companies in the U.S. issue credit cards. The biggest lenders include Discover Financial Services, Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Capital One Financial Corp., American Express Co. and HSBC Holdings.
As early adopters of this technology, these four top card issuers recognize the value that the online collections service adds to their Internet channels, particularly through significant reductions in losses and collections costs,” said Bill Kinnelly, president of Online Resources’ Card & Credit Services Division. “The trend is now set for agencies, debt buyers, holders of consumer loan portfolios, and creditors across multiple industries to empower themselves with a service that functions as a virtual collections agent.”
Credit Cards Rated for Fraud Still Needs Improvement
A new research study of the top 25 largest credit card issuers suggests many of those firms need to upgradetheir identity fraud prevention and detection tools tobetter serve consumers according to a story publishedby ComputerWorld.The story continues with the excerpts from a recentlyreleased study conducted by Javelin Strategy & Researchwhich found some of these deficiencies:56% of the 25 card issuers surveyed continue to requirefull Social Security numbers to help identify theircustomers, whether by phone, online or by mail.”This is a risky practice that unnecessarily increasesthe customer’s exposure to identity fraud,” the reportstates.Consumers are not allowed to set transaction limits orblock certain types of transactions using their creditcards, such as restricting card use to purchases onlymade with U.S. vendors, according to the study.In fact, only 24% of the surveyed card issuers allowconsumers to set so-called user-defined limits and/orprohibitions (UDLAPs) on their accounts to help preventunauthorized use, the study concluded.While more card issuers
now offer consumers e-mail ortelephone “transaction alerts” to advise them of accountactivity, the number of participating card companies isstill small — about 8%.So, our tip for today is to check what is really in yourwallet. Make sure to contact your credit card companyand inquire into what fraud prevention services theyoffer - most usually for free.We recently learned of major card provider whichuses account numbers as the default mode for accessingtheir online web site.The
consumer has to call the card issuer’s customer servicedepartment and request an alternate user id be setup forweb site access.In any event of “what’s in your wallet”, take proactiveaction to minimize your risk of becoming an easy targetfor identity theft
I’d like to have a debit card
I’ve got a “personal finance” question, I hope it’s the correct group
:)
I live in Belgium, I’ve got two bank accounts (one at ING [I used to be at BBL, which became part of ING], one at Fortis [I used to be at the "Generale de Banque" or something like that IIRC]).
First I’ve got a terminology question :
I do have cards from these two banks (one from each) allowing me to pay using “Proton”, allowing me to withdraw money at ATMs and allowing me to pay from the account (that is: I can pay either
with Proton or from the account).
Are these bankcards “debit cards“?
Anyway, now I’d like to have a debit card. I suppose this debit card will need to be ‘linked’ to one of my two accounts. Due to the always-on-the-rise CC fraud on the Net (and elsewhere),
several banks have started proposing ‘one-time CC numbers’. A generated number that looks like a credit card number but that is only valid for one operation.
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My girlfriend used a credit card promotional convenience check to deposit into her bank checking account. The check has cleared, but for safety sake, the bank contacted the credit card company to see if the
check has cleared, and also disclosed to the credit card company my girlfriend receive unemployment pays. The credit card company’s security department late sent an indemnity agreement to the bank,
alleging that the proceeds were obtained by the accountholder or others unlawfully, resulting in a loss to the company. The bank returned check back to the credit card company. My girlfriend
immediately contacted the security department of the credit card company. The director of security department acknowledges this is nota security case but she is just “high risk” and will let
the credit department handle the case. The bank that my girlfriend deposited check in froze my girlfriend’s account and requested it to be closed.
The credit card security director also called a few other banks that my girlfriend has accounts with. This caused one bank blocked her account and she cannot withdraw money, though this was temporarily
solved through a long day of argument. My girlfriend feels one or two banks now regard her somewhat like a criminal. My girlfriend called the credit company security director for a written explanation, but he shunned away and said would not give anything in writing. My girlfriend has never paid any credit card
company late as supported by credit reports. Recently she received unemployment pays and has built more credit card balances. But these should not be bases for false allegation of unlawful behavior, and slandering her credit.
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Those of you that are jealous of the Visa throwaway credit card that creates a new unique one-time use number for your online transactions can stop worrying, anyone can now get on the fun! Paypal will offer this service FREE to all users once it leaves beta, meaning you’ll have alot less headache worrying about credit card theft and security.
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Visa Inc. raised $17.9 billion late Tuesday to complete the largest initial public offering in U.S. history and help prop up the wobbly financial services industry. The company is headquartered in San Francisco.
Credit Card Transaction
This is a provision with huge reach, and was slipped into the bill this week. Not only does it affect nearly every credit card transaction, such as Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express, but the bill specifically targets payment systems like eBay’s PayPal, Amazon, and Google Checkout, that are used by many online businesses.
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Opening A Target Visa?
As a not so proud employee of Target (and trust me, I love shopping there, just hate working there), I know that cashiers CANNOT tell you why coupons or discounts are rejected. This discounts are usually tied to your credit card account which is private information. Nobody at Target is ALLOWED to know that information. Just because one stupid woman decides to complain to the Consumerist about her coupon being rejected, doesn’t mean they’re ‘The Big Man Trying to Bring the Little Man Down’.
Reader Nancy says that Target rejected the 10% coupon she received for being a Target Visa card holder.
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I agree with credit cards in real life, I think that’s all we will have in the future, but in Monopoly? Were is the fun of the game?? I love showing of piles of money when playing! And weird arguments in the article about not being able to count or read. If you cant read or write, your to young to play Monopoly ffs
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Visa stops card processing for Allofmp3.com
From NYTimes: “… credit card company Visa International said that it had suspended card service to the site, citing concerns over copyright issues.” Since when has it been Visa’s obligation to judge business morality? Will they also stop services to porn industries? Suggestions on where express displeasure with Visa?
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The US authorities have charged 11 people in connection with the theft of credit card details in the country’s largest ever identity theft case.
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For more than four decades, the shopaholic America has shown an insatiable desire to spend until our credit cards melt. Yet today, a sharp slowdown, record-high gas prices, high consumer debt levels, a plunging real estate market, and the growing green movement all seem to be conspiring to dethrone the credit card way of life.
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Consumers have some not-so-nice things to say about credit-card companies and federal regulators have given them the chance to air their gripes. In public comments on proposed credit-card rules, consumers complained about “loan sharks,” “crooks,” “leeches” and “usury.” Many said rates seemed to be raised arbitrarily and punitively.
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In a story straight out of Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother, three MIT undergraduates concocted a scheme to hack Boston’s transit payment system, the Charlie Card (no relation). The students managed to reprogram the cards to increase their credit balance, thus allowance them to ride the subway for free.
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A former Las Cruces Best Buy employee was indicted by the grand jury Thursday on charges of felony credit card fraud.
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