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Risks of 'swipe & go' cards -- RFID credit cards offer convenience, but they're not entirely safe from identity thieves. Here's where you may be vulnerable. (more)

DailyMarkets.com Announces Winners of Best Credit Cards 2012 Guide -- NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --  DailyMarkets.com , a personal finance website based in New York that helps people save smarter and invest smarter has just..... (more)

Which credit cards should you take on holiday? -- We look at the best deals and the pitfalls you face when using debit and credit cards on holiday. (more)

Credit cards for the subprime -- Not-so-good credit? No problem, the banks said last year. Here's a credit card . All right, maybe it wasn't that easy, but more Americans with spotty credit got a..... (more)

Rate alert: best loans and credit cards -- We review the best credit cards and personal loans for your borrowing needs. (more)

How to get the most from rewards credit cards -- Credit Cards » How To Maximize Your Credit Card RewardsAmericans love a good deal. That's why we cut turkey dinners short on Thanksgiving to camp outside the mall...... (more)

American Express Moves Ahead of MasterCard; U.S. Credit Card Purchase Volume Marks First Double-Digit Growth Since 2007 -- There were several important developments in the fortunes of U.S. credit card companies in 2011, according to the annual special report on General Purpose Credit Cards,..... (more)

Seek out the perfect loan -- Personal Loans have been regularly used to fund those little extras such as a holiday abroad, a new car and increasingly as a means of debt consolidation. Most people..... (more)

Unenforceable credit agreement claims -- Claims management companies lack of experience with unenforceable credit agreements, could land consumers in deeper financial trouble and even land them in court (more)

Students disappointed by broken principle -- Students will see their student loan rate dropped from 1.5% to 0% this September (more)

Sainsbury's make play for the UK loans market -- Sainsbury's the supermarket giant is making a play for the UK online unsecured personal loan market (more)

Single premium PPI 'must be withdrawn' -- Single premium Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) is the subject of a new campaign from the Financial Services Authority (FSA). The regulator has written to providers,..... (more)

Report warns of 'major change to family finances' -- Young adults in the UK are depending on their parents for financial support - and putting the older generation's finances under strain. A new report from The Children's..... (more)

BBA welcomes impact of loans scheme -- Banks have updated on the progress of the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme, aimed at improving loans flows to businesses. The comments, from the British Bankers'..... (more)