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Maria Osorio, 62, of Sunrise, never meant to run up her credit cards the way she did. But the companies sent them so freely. And they were so easy to use. First it was gifts and big items. Then it was gasoline, and that tasty baked chicken at the ...

Tighter credit card limits add to woes - Miami Herald

Stung by economic uncertainty and a credit market that remains tight despite the federal government's $700 billion rescue plan, many U.S. banks are putting the squeeze on credit-card customers. Card issuers are cutting borrowing limits, closing ...

Credit-card issuers tighten reins on borrowers - The Columbus Dispatch

Credit cards' rates not cut Banks making $900,000 a day Customers "being hurt" AUSTRALIA'S leading banks are ripping off their credit card customers to the tune of almost $900,000 a day by refusing to cut their sky-high interest rates. All four big ...

Banks 'ripping off credit card users' - News.com.au

For more than 14 years, Michigan State University has given credit card companies the addresses and phone numbers of its students, faculty, staff and alumni as part of agreements granting those banks exclusive rights to market MSU-branded credit ...

MSU, bank credit card partnership under fire - Lansing State Journal

Consumers are not just having a tougher time obtaining auto loans and mortgages. The credit crunch and weak economy also are taking a toll on credit cards. Perhaps you have noticed that you're receiving fewer offers for credit cards in the mail. If ...

Credit cards, credit crunch - Allentown Morning Call

Dear Liz: My wife and I have two young children, a mortgage and two financed cars. We also have more than $100,000 of debt, mostly on credit cards that are in my wife's name. Our savings are gone. I have never been in this situation before. I am self ...

Grappling with high personal debt - Los Angeles Times

CONCORD, N.H.— Every other month Trina Robinson was pouring money into repairs for her 10-year-old Chevy Lumina: $200 here, $300 there for failing ball joints, wheel bearings, struts. The costs -- $3,000 in one year alone -- were eating into her ...

NH program puts low-income workers into new cars - Boston Globe

I sure feel like we have been well-bailed-out already, even before the process has really started. I'm sure that many of you have fared worse. Fortunately, we did not own any bank stocks. Bank fees will go up even more. Interest on checking accounts ...

Crisis Pushes Down Individuals' Savings; What Scheme Is Next? - The Ledger

Debate about this financial crisis can make it seem as though there are no ordinary lives involved, only the dueling interests of two abstract characters. "Wall Street Greed Hits Main Street," read one headline at Politico.com . Or another, from the ...

Financial crisis hits many where it hurts the most - Boston Globe

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- They called it the Fresno Drop. Fifty years ago, Bank of America mass-mailed a small piece of plastic called BankAmericard to nearly every Fresno home. The credit card had arrived, a shiny corkscrew for recipients to unbottle ...