The Nightmare Of Credit Card Theft
Updated: 2011-10-31 17:00:58
The Nightmare Of Credit Card Theft by Sue Writer on October 31, 2011 NEW YORK Blogger Amanda Grossman and her husband Paul recently had their credit card number stolen . The credit card itself was still in Paul’s wallet , so only the number had been taken . In early September , Amanda received an 800 call on her cell phone . While she doesn’t normally respond to such calls , she answered that one . It turned out to be the credit card company . Two 400 purchases had been made at a department store , which is not a normal pattern for them . She let them know that the purchases were not theirs , and the card had , clearly , been . compromised Unfortunately , Paul was on a business trip in Dallas at the time with the credit card as his only form of payment . They left the account open , but he
: Getting A Credit Card for Your College Student : Insanity or Good Parenting by Ben DeMeter on October 31, 2011 So your little angel is all grown up and about to leave home for college . Besides picking up few cases of toilet paper and sheets to fit those oddly shaped dorm beds , you’re thinking about opening up a new line of credit just so your child has a card to carry around in case of an emergency . While it’s good parenting to make sure your kid always has a piece of plastic in their purse or wallet to bail them out of a tough situation , is trusting your credit score to someone in their late teens in a town full of shopping outlets really a good idea It actually might be . While you shouldn’t go and sign your kids up for an American Express Platinum Card there are options on the
: Living with credit 412 New , interesting products 96 Research , regulation , industry reports 231 Rewards 38 Protecting yourself 156 The fine print 66 Credit card miscellany 370 Add category 1 Celebrity Money Watch 4 Print Email Emily's list : Costa Rica and no ATMs edition Emily Starbuck Gerson October 14, 2011 Living with credit A few months ago , I went to Canada and wrote about my experience with credit cards there There were some minor differences , such as restaurants bringing the credit card readers to our table , but in general , I was able to use my credit and debit cards as . usual This weekend , I'm traveling to Costa Rica for the first time . I'll be hanging out in Tamarindo for a few days , then doing a much-needed retreat at Peace Retreat in Playa Negra . It's a tiny little
Think being wealthy, successful and having a clever nickname will keep you safe from identity theft? Think again.Diddy -- formerly known as P. Diddy, formerly formerly known as Puff Daddy and legally known as Sean Combs -- recently fell victim to an identity thief who stole Diddy's American Express Black Card information, TMZ.com reports. If that wasn't bad enough, the thief posted Diddy's AmEx card information online this week for the entire web browsing world to see.
: Living with credit 411 New , interesting products 96 Research , regulation , industry reports 230 Rewards 38 Protecting yourself 156 The fine print 65 Credit card miscellany 370 Add category 1 Celebrity Money Watch 4 Print Email Emily's list : World Smile Day edition Emily Starbuck Gerson October 7, 2011 Living with credit Earlier this week , a friend posted on Facebook that he went to a drive-through restaurant . As he pulled up to the window , the cashier smiled and said that the person before him left behind a dollar for his order a random act of kindness . My friend was taken aback by this small but kind gesture . He decided to pass it along to the next person , feeling the need to pay it . forward It felt fitting when I read that today is World Smile Day . You know that famous
Even my toaster has to go. It's one of those fancy, stainless steel, four-slicer monstrosities. It won't fit on the limited counter space in my new kitchen.
I'm in the midst of downsizing, and it isn't pretty. I woke up one morning a couple of weeks ago and decided it was time to take the plunge and sell my house. What I was not prepared for was not only would I have to sell my house, but almost everything else I had accumulated over the past 20 years. Plus, I would have to buy a new home, which while less expensive, isn't a cheap process. 
I am back from my trip to Costa Rica, and I had a great time despite the fact that I returned to a week of intense jury duty. As I always do when I travel, I enjoyed observing how money is handled differently. From a lack of credit card acceptance to massive coins, things definitely operate differently abroad.
Learn about some of the many differences I observed between the way day-to-day finances are handled in the U.S. versus Costa Rica. Plus, read my roundup below of my 10 favorite personal finance blog posts from the past week!
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Follow Us Frontpage Topics Editorial Staff Archives Subscribe Credit.com Credit Cards for Excellent Credit Credit Cards for Good Credit Credit Cards for Bad Credit Secured Cards Prepaid Cards Credit Reports Personal Loans Tea Time for the Occupation by Adam Levin on 10 28 2011 Historically , America’s greatness as a country could be measured by the social mobility of its citizens . If you worked hard enough at a well-defined goal , you could get where you’re going , no matter who you were or from where you started . Case in point , the election of Barack Obama—but is it really true that anyone can make a billion , and or become President these days Increasingly , the United States is a place of less social mobility . If as a society we persist in continuing to favor the wealthiest
, Follow Us Frontpage Topics Editorial Staff Archives Subscribe Credit.com Credit Cards for Excellent Credit Credit Cards for Good Credit Credit Cards for Bad Credit Secured Cards Prepaid Cards Credit Reports Personal Loans Spending Up , Disposable Income Down by Jamie Pietras on 10 29 2011 In the months of July through September , consumers spent three times as much as they did in the year’s second quarter , helping fuel a 2.5 rate of growth in the economy , according to a report from the U.S . Department of Commerce Taken with news of an agreement to address the debt problem in Europe , the report cheered markets and reaffirmed most economists’ conviction that the U.S . isn’t sinking back into recession , 8221 The Wall Street Journal reports Nevertheless , just because consumers are
: Follow Us Frontpage Topics Editorial Staff Archives Subscribe Credit.com Credit Cards for Excellent Credit Credit Cards for Good Credit Credit Cards for Bad Credit Secured Cards Prepaid Cards Credit Reports Personal Loans The Credit Line : Operation Hackerazzi” and ConsumerMan by Credit.com on 10 28 2011 Tune in to this week’s installment of The Credit Line , hosted by Credit.com’s chairman and co-founder Adam Levin on Los Angeles’ KFWB 980 AM this Saturday , October 29, at 9 a.m . PST Noon . EST The show is co-hosted by L.A . radio personality Jeff Levy Operation Hackerazzi” and Identity Theft Through Email By now , you’ve heard all about the hacker who gained access to celebrities’ email accounts and the personal files contained within Scarlett Johansson , Christina Aguilera , Mila
: Follow Us Frontpage Topics Editorial Staff Archives Subscribe Credit.com Credit Cards for Excellent Credit Credit Cards for Good Credit Credit Cards for Bad Credit Secured Cards Prepaid Cards Credit Reports Personal Loans Follow Friday : Weekly Web Roundup 10 28 11 by Tim Langevin on 10 28 2011 This week we give you several reasons to care about credit , including saving thousands from low mortgage rates , securing your most personal data and receiving payments on your smartphone . Our credit knowledge , savvy and scores will dictate our financial future and there’s no better time to keep your eye on the ball than now . As always , if you enjoy any of our favorite bloggers , we encourage you to follow them on Twitter for regular updates . And don’t forget to follow Credit.com at
Follow Us Frontpage Topics Editorial Staff Archives Subscribe Credit.com Credit Cards for Excellent Credit Credit Cards for Good Credit Credit Cards for Bad Credit Secured Cards Prepaid Cards Credit Reports Personal Loans Delaware AG Sues Mortgage Registry by Jamie Pietras on 10 27 2011 Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden today filed suit against Merscorp , Inc . overseer of a national mortgage database used by banks when buying and selling loans . According to a statement from Biden’s office MERS allegedly engaged in deceptive trade practices , 8221 knowingly obscuring information from borrowers and providing them frequently inaccurate” . information Created by large banks , Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , and others in the mortgage lending industry , the MERS registry allows institutions
: , Follow Us Frontpage Topics Editorial Staff Archives Subscribe Credit.com Credit Cards for Excellent Credit Credit Cards for Good Credit Credit Cards for Bad Credit Secured Cards Prepaid Cards Credit Reports Personal Loans The Debt Diet Challenge Week 15 : Paying Down , Paying Off by Credit.com on 10 27 2011 This is our weekly installment of The Debt Diet Challenge , in which we follow the progress of participants selected to take Jean Chatzky’s Debt Diet as they work to get themselves out of debt and on track to a better financial future Every week , the participants blog about their experiences with the program . Here are their latest dispatches Chris Holy tomatoes 15 weeks into the Debt Diet and I feel better about where I am now than I have in 20 years . Thank you , Jean Chatzky and
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Follow Us Frontpage Topics Editorial Staff Archives Subscribe Credit.com Credit Cards for Excellent Credit Credit Cards for Good Credit Credit Cards for Bad Credit Secured Cards Prepaid Cards Credit Reports Personal Loans Will The President’s New Debt Relief Programs Help You by Gerri Detweiler on 10 28 2011 President Barack Obama has announced two plans to offer relief for borrowers overwhelmed with debt . The first , an expansion of the Home Affordable Refinance Plan HARP will allow more homeowners with negative equity in their homes in other words , are underwater” refinance their loans into lower fixed rate mortgages . The second , the Pay As You Earn” program , will expand the relief offered under the Income Based Repayment Program IBR by allowing certain student loan borrowers to
, Follow Us Frontpage Topics Editorial Staff Archives Subscribe Credit.com Credit Cards for Excellent Credit Credit Cards for Good Credit Credit Cards for Bad Credit Secured Cards Prepaid Cards Credit Reports Personal Loans Current on the Mortgage , but Delinquent on Property Taxes by Michael Schreiber on 10 26 2011 One question we hear from time to time at Credit.com and elsewhere is what happens to a homeowner who is current on the mortgage but is delinquent on property taxes This situation illustrates the fact that there are a number of parties who have a stake , often competing , in your home . What happens when one of them comes after you For answers , we reached out to Eric Forster , the Managing Principal of Forster Realty Advisors He’s an authority in the areas of real estate and
Follow Us Frontpage Topics Editorial Staff Archives Subscribe Credit.com Credit Cards for Excellent Credit Credit Cards for Good Credit Credit Cards for Bad Credit Secured Cards Prepaid Cards Credit Reports Personal Loans More Help for Underwater Homeowners by Christopher Maag on 10 26 2011 The Obama administration announced Monday that it will overhaul the federal program aimed at helping people avoid foreclosure . The changes will make it easier for more people to qualify for the Home Affordable Refinance Program HARP and scrap barriers that lenders complained made it financially difficult for them to . participate We know that there are many homeowners who are eligible to refinance under HARP and those are the borrowers we want to reach , 8221 Edward J . DeMarco , acting director of the
Follow Us Frontpage Topics Editorial Staff Archives Subscribe Credit.com Credit Cards for Excellent Credit Credit Cards for Good Credit Credit Cards for Bad Credit Secured Cards Prepaid Cards Credit Reports Personal Loans Companies Consider Credit Card Purchase Data for Ad Targeting by Jamie Pietras on 10 26 2011 Earlier this year , MasterCard reportedly floated an idea to a group of ad executives regarding online ad targeting—the company was looking at ways a person’s credit card purchase history might be used as a basis for ad . customization According to The Wall Street Journal MasterCard has shelved the proposal , which it shared with at least four companies , citing regulations that dictate how financial-services companies can use customer info . Interestingly , though the credit card
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, Follow Us Frontpage Topics Editorial Staff Archives Subscribe Credit.com Credit Cards for Excellent Credit Credit Cards for Good Credit Credit Cards for Bad Credit Secured Cards Prepaid Cards Credit Reports Personal Loans 5 Annoying Bank Fees , and How to Beat Them by Christopher Maag on 10 25 2011 Photo by Nick Ares Ever since Bank of America announced it would charge customers 5 a month to use their debit cards , and Citibank said it would charge more people minimum balance fees , lots of people have been writing into Credit.com’s message forums saying that the new fees are . outrageous It’s time to PROTEST in front of Bank of America’s building in San Francisco PROTEST BIG BANKS someone with the username Aaron wrote on our . site Of course , it’s not just BofA and Citibank . Lots of
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