Download or read book Credit Card Nation The Consequences Of America s Addiction To Credit written by Robert D. Manning and published by . This book was released on 2000-12-25 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Credit Card Nation is the first comprehensive look at an ongoing social and economic crisis-America's escalting dependence on credit. By locating consumer debt within the context of corporate and governmental debt.
Download or read book Plastic Money written by Alya Guseva and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2014-02-26 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the United States, we now take our ability to pay with plastic for granted. In other parts of the world, however, the establishment of a "credit-card economy" has not been easy. In countries without a history of economic stability, how can banks decide who should be given a credit card? How do markets convince people to use cards, make their transactions visible to authorities, assume the potential risk of fraud, and pay to use their own money? Why should merchants agree to pay extra if customers use cards instead of cash? In Plastic Money, Akos Rona-Tas and Alya Guseva tell the story of how banks overcame these and other quandaries as they constructed markets for credit cards in eight postcommunist countries. We know how markets work once they are built, but this book develops a unique framework for understanding how markets are engineered from the ground up—by selecting key players, ensuring cooperation, and providing conditions for the valuation of a product. Drawing on extensive interviews and fieldwork, the authors chronicle how banks overcame these hurdles and generated a desire for their new product in the midst of a transition from communism to capitalism.
Download or read book How You Can Profit from Credit Cards written by Curtis E. Arnold and published by FT Press. This book was released on 2008-06-06 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who would not be interested in getting an interest-free loan for 12 months for any type of purchase just for taking a few minutes to complete a credit card balance transfer offer? Or a free round-trip airline ticket twice a year just for making purchases on a rebate card? Or lowering their insurance premiums by hundreds of dollars a year just by raising their credit score? Obviously, just about every consumer is interested in saving money and getting freebies! Hence, the universal appeal of this book cannot be overstated. Today, the average American household has 12.7 credit cards. Banks maximize their profits by "nickel and dimeing" and outsmarting their cardholders: that's why credit cards are their most profitable product. Banks spend billions enticing consumers with rebates, freebies, low-introductory rate offers, and airline miles. Learn how to take full advantage of these offers, without paying for them through brutally high interest rates, fees, and penalties! Arnold offers specific advice targeted to young consumers who are being aggressively targeted by credit card marketers; retirees facing credit discrimination; Americans recovering from bankruptcy or other debt problems; and even consumers with great credit. You'll learn the techniques he has personally used to escape credit card debt, "creatively finance" his wedding, car, and home purchases, and earn thousands in credit card "perks" every year.
Download or read book College Success written by Amy Baldwin and published by . This book was released on 2020-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Credit Cards and Checks written by Margaret Hall and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2008 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered how much a person can buy with a credit card? Or how stores make sure that a credit card or check hasn't been stolen? This book looks at how banks, stores, and people use credit cards and checks. Open the pages of this book to learn: the difference between a credit card and debit card, how a person gets a checking account, and what happens to a check after a person uses one to pay for something.
Download or read book The Credit Card Industry written by Lewis Mandell and published by Macmillan Reference USA. This book was released on 1990 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the beginning with the Diners Club card in 1949 to the present, this is a history of credit cards and their impact on society.
Download or read book Credit Card Use in the United States written by Lewis Mandell and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of Data Compiled From Three Nationwide Studies Conducted in 1970 and 1971 by the Survey Research Center At the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan.
Download or read book The Law of Bank Deposits Collections and Credit Cards written by Barkley Clark and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Skinny on Credit Cards written by Jim Randel and published by RAND Media Co. This book was released on 2009 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Skinny on Credit Cards is the story of Billy and Beth, a typical American couple, as they struggle with the use (and abuse) of their credit cards. Our story also looks at their 18-year-old son, Jake, a college freshman who loves the idea of having his own credit cards. Through their experiences, we learn about the incredible convenience, heartache, and commentary generated by that little piece of plastic.
Download or read book Expressing America written by George Ritzer and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 1995-02-09 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The explosive growth of consumer credit, as well as the shift from cash to "plastic" in societies throughout the world signals a transformation in social relations, which is the focus of this book. For student readers who know the world of credit cards all too well, this is a great way to interest and educate them on the power of thinking sociologically.
Download or read book Credit Card Processing for Sales Agents written by Bill Pirtle and published by Mpct Publishing Company. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book will use the best minds in the credit card processing industry writing in their areas of expertise to help train processing agents.
Download or read book Financial Peace written by Dave Ramsey and published by Lampo. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dave Ramsey explains those scriptural guidelines for handling money.
Download or read book Goodbye Grace written by Madonna and published by English Roses. This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Madonna's English Roses chapter book series was first published, the books featured black & white artwork throughout. This new edition presents the same ravishing art, but now in full color, highlighting Jeffrey Fulvimari's drawings in gorgeous detail. The English Roses promised to be friends for life, but now something could be coming between them. Grace's mom is acting funny, always cleaning the house, and tidying up. Something is up and the Roses suspect the worst: Grace's mom is getting ready for a move. Could Grace be moving away from the rest of the Roses? The rest of the Roses need to come up with ways to keep the group together...and fast!
Download or read book Preventing Credit Card Fraud written by Jen Grondahl Lee and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-03-17 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone is affected by credit card fraud, if they are aware of it or not. Every day there are a variety of ways that scams and fraudsters can get your card and personal information. Today so much business occurs over the Internet or via the phone where no card is present. What can start as a seemingly legitimate purchase can easily turn into fraudulent charges – or worse, sometimes a physical confrontation, when a criminal steals a credit card from a consumer who meets to pick up a product or receive a service. In Preventing Credit Card Fraud, Jen Grondahl Lee and Gini Graham Scott provide a helpful guide to protecting yourself against the threat of credit card fraud. While it may not be possible to protect yourself against all fraudsters, who have turned scamming Internet businesses into an art, these tips and techniques will help you avoid many frauds. As a growing concern in today’s world, there is a need to be better informed of what you can do to keep your personal information secure and avoid becoming a victim of credit card fraud. Preventing Credit Card Fraud is an important resource for both merchants and consumers engaged in online purchases and sales to defend themselves against fraud.
Download or read book The Credit Card Guidebook written by Bill Hardekopf and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-08-11 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Credit Card Guidebook simplifies all the facets of the credit card industry. Learn how to find the right card for you; how to decipher the confusing Terms and Conditions of a card; how to get started with no credit; and how you can make money off your credit cards.This book is written by Bill Hardekopf, John Oldshue & Lynn Oldshue, the owners of LowCards.com, the #1 rated Internet resource for credit card information. LowCards.com simplifies the confusion of shopping for credit cards. It is a free, independent website that helps consumers easily compare all the credit cards offered in the United States in a variety of categories such as lowest rates, rewards, rebates, balance transfers and lowest introductory rates. It also gives an unbiased ranking and review for each card.
Download or read book Use of Credit Cards by Small Businesses and the Credit Card Market for Small Businesses written by Barry Leonard and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Contents: (1) Intro.; (2) The Truth in Lending Act and Protections for Credit Card Accounts; (3) The Small Bus. Credit Card (SBCC) Market; (4) SBCC Programs: Characteristics of SBCC Programs; Marketing SBCC; Features of SBCC; Underwriting SBCC; Interest Rates and Fees Associated with SBCC; Mgmt. of SBCC Accounts; The Costs and Profitability of SBCC Programs; (5) Credit Card Use among SB: Trends in SBCC Use and Credit Card Borrowing, 1998¿2009; Characteristics of SB That Use Credit Cards; Intensity of SBCC Use and Borrowing: Low versus High Credit Score Firms; (6) SBCC Access, Terms, and Conditions; (7) Disclosures of Terms, Fees, and Other Expenses, and Protections against Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices.
Download or read book First Credit Cards and Credit Smarts written by Ann Byers and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2009-08-15 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the consumer credit system and credit cards, including how to properly manage credit card interest, understanding credit scores, and the common pitfalls of credit card debt.
