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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)

Americans Owe Less on Their Credit Cards -- ATLANTA, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Equifax (NYSE: EFX - News) reported today that nearly 60 of the top 100 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) hardest hit by credit..... (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Single premium PPI 'must be withdrawn' -- Single premium Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) is the subject of a new campaign from the Financial Services Authority (FSA).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)