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	<title>Finance News &#187; Credit Cards</title>
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		<title>Choosing a Student Credit Card</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Which card is right for you and your son or daughter with so many choices out there? First look for one that has a long promotional rate and the promotional APR periods. Zero percent for a period of six months is an introductory rate you may see and these rates should be paid off before [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-64" title="card6" src="http://www.brokerageestate.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/card6-300x300.jpg" alt="card6" width="300" height="300" />Which card is right for you and your son or daughter with so many choices out there? First look for one that has a long promotional rate and the promotional APR periods. Zero percent for a period of six months is an introductory rate you may see and these rates should be paid off before the six months is up. Certainly avoid the offering of a free gift attached to any card. Although it might seem a nice gesture, it is a bribe to get you to apply. A card that has been issued from a nationally recognized bank will allow you established credit faster.  A card that offers a rewards program could possibly give you cash back or an amount of credit towards purchases of selected merchandise. A student credit card can be a real lifesaver for emergencies, just be smart with your spending and don&#8217;t get yourself into a hole that will be hard to get out of. Be sure to spend some time doing your research before deciding which <a href="http://www.jsnet.org/cards/student-credit-cards/">student credit cards</a> offers the best rewards and rates.</p>
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		<title>Best of the Best Balance Transfer Credit Cards</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Balance transfer is basically a credit card feature that would allow the transfer of a debt from one card to another.Â  If a customer transfers his loan from card A to card B, card B will pay-off card A of the customers loan.Â  Card B will now carry the loan and give the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-44" title="balance-transfer" src="http://www.brokerageestate.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/balance-transfer-300x198.jpg" alt="balance-transfer" width="300" height="198" />Balance transfer is basically a credit card feature that would allow the transfer of a debt from one card to another.Â  If a customer transfers his loan from card A to card B, card B will pay-off card A of the customers loan.Â  Card B will now carry the loan and give the customer a better interest rate and a longer payment period.Â  Otherwise, what is the point of transferring.</p>
<p>When looking for a new credit card for purposes of balance transfer, it would be best to first spell out important details before the customer can start comparing the available credit cards online.Â  The most significant thing he needs to know for sure is how long it will take for him to fully pay his loan balance.Â  Another thing to consider is the amount of the loan to be transferred, whether huge, mediocre or just a small amount.Â  These details are vital to the customer&#8217;s credit cards preference because with these, he would be able to compute the actual savings he would get, depending on the type of feature available.Â  After doing the math, the consumer would now know the card that would give him the most savings.</p>
<p>The main balance transfer features offered by various <a href="http://www.creditcardcorner.co.uk/">credit cards</a> are the 0% interest balance transfer, 0% balance transfer or fee-free balance transfer, and the lifetime balance transfer coupled with low annual percentage rate (APR).Â  Some credit cards offer only one of these features while other cards offer two or more of these features in one card.Â  It will be entirely up to the consumer to make sure he chooses the best of the best among all available credit cards that offer the balance transfer feature.</p>
<p>To help the viewer with his choice, hereunder are some of what is considered to be the best balance transfer credit cards in the UK market.Â  Virgin Money credit card offers 0% on balance transfer for 16 months.Â  It however comes with a 2.98% transfer fee and a 15.9%APR.Â  It even has an extra incentive of 0% on purchases for the first 3 months and reward points for Virgin Members.</p>
<p>To help the viewer with his choice, hereunder are some of what is considered to be the best balance transfer credit cards in the UK market.Â  Virgin Money credit card offers 0% on balance transfer for 16 months.Â  It however comes with a 2.98% transfer fee and a 15.9% APR.Â  It even has an extra incentive of 0% on purchases for the first 3 months and reward points for Virgin Members.Â  Barclaycard Platinum offers 0% interest on balance transfers from application to Novemebr 1, 2009.Â  Its fee is 2.9% and its APR is 14.9%.Â  It also gives 0% interest on purchases for the first three months.Â  Another good balance transfer card is the Barclaycard OnePulse which offers 0% on balance transfers for 14 months and charges a transfer fee of 2.9% and an APR of 14.9%.Â  Like the first two credit cards, this one also gives extra 0% interest on all purchases for the first three months.</p>
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		<title>Credit Card Consolidation Help</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Debt]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of us use our credit cards to pay off our educational bills, purchase a new car etc., and find it to be such a blessing, at least until we miss one monthly payment and then another and another. Suddenly we wake up to unimaginably large credit card debts and our whole world&#8217;s threatened.
If you&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-21" title="debt12" src="http://www.brokerageestate.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/debt12-300x199.jpg" alt="debt12" width="300" height="199" />Many of us use our credit cards to pay off our educational bills, purchase a new car etc., and find it to be such a blessing, at least until we miss one monthly payment and then another and another. Suddenly we wake up to unimaginably large credit card debts and our whole world&#8217;s threatened.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;ve defaulted on credit card payments and are now faced with massive debts then the only smart way to deal with the situation is to get professional <a href="http://www.debtfreedestiny.com/category/debt-consolidation/" target="_self">Credit Card Consolidation help</a>. It&#8217;s not an easy method but it&#8217;s does provide light and hope at the end of a long, dark tunnel.</p>
<p>When you decide to consolidate your credit card debts, you are required to put up some collateral. In exchange for the collateral, your credit card company reduces the monthly amount payable and spreads it over a longer period thus making it possible for you to clear your debts in the long run.</p>
<p>You have to keep in mind, however, that you&#8217;ve staked something valuable in return for this courtesy and so a default in payment can easily end up in you losing your collateral to the credit card company.</p>
<p>This in short means that you have to do whatever it takes to make sure each monthly payment is met.<strong></strong></p>
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