As you know, negative credit scores can have an impact on your ability to land a job. But if you've been the victim of identity theft, or had a freeze placed on your credit for any reason, that freeze could also keep you from getting a job.

For sports fans in Kalamazoo, MI, it just became easier than ever to purchase great concessions during sporting events. According to a press release, "The Wings Stadium Complex, which is also home to The Annex and The Cube, announces... all major concession stands and bars are now accepting credit cards."

It's 2008; do you know where your interest rates are? If you've been even one day late on your credit card payment, you might be surprised by the jump your interest rate has taken. Even card holders with good credit scores are being heavily penalized for late payments - sometimes as high as 30% interest.

On Saturday, September 9, 2006, an era in American shopping history came to an end as Federated Department Stores Incorporated completes the last step in its purchase of May Department Stores, with the roll out of the bright red star at many old Hecht's stores in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area.

While credit card debt is unsecured debt and you can be sure that no one will knock on your door to foreclose on or repossess your property, there are still consequences of ignoring your debt.

During a time when it seems like banks are all merging and buying out smaller banks, Capital One continues to grow. Capital One is going to be buying out North Fork Bank for approximately $14.6 billion in cash and company stock. This buyout deal will rank Capital One as one of the top 10 banks in the country.

At the end of 2006, China will finally welcome foreign banks into their country. Similar to the gold rush, banks are tripping over each other to be the first into the country to take over what is assumed to be a quickly growing, financial market.

For the last few years or so, there has been a steady increase in the amount of people who are out to steal your banking or credit card information. These people are typically referred to as "credit card phishers", and they are "phishing" for your account information in order to rob you blind, basically.

When determining which credit card company is right for you, it's important to consider everything the credit card company has to offer. Equally as important as a low APR or advanced security features is the credit card company's customer service.

For about twenty years, banks and financial institutions have figured out that appealing to people's hearts is the way to get them to open their wallets. Affinity credit cards have a charity logo as well as the issuer's logo; each time the card is used to make a payment, balance transfer or withdraw cash from an ATM, the bank donates a percentage of the amount of the transaction to the charity.