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	<title>MoneyCafe.com &#187; Credit Cards</title>
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		<title>Bank Actions Prompt Change in Financial Advice</title>
		<link>http://moneycafe.com/blog/2009/04/bank-actions-prompt-change-in-financial-advice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:32:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Nevets</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Credit Cards]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fact that banks have gotten a bit erratic with their credit policies is causing one well know financial advisor to completely change her advice.  Suze Orman does a complete 180 and now says people should build an emergency fund before paying off credit cards.  She advises this because &#8220;the sad reality is that the credit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Round of Credit Line Reductions</title>
		<link>http://moneycafe.com/blog/2009/03/another-round-of-credit-line-reductions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Nevets</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Credit Cards]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It looks like banks are making another go at reducing credit limits.  A few months ago we warned about precipitous reductions in credit limits on home equity loans and credit cards.  SmartMoney.com is reporting that credit card issues are again getting &#8220;slash happy&#8221; on credit card limits.  In some instances credit card issuers have reduced limits below what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carrots and Sticks for Credit Card Users</title>
		<link>http://moneycafe.com/blog/2009/03/carrots-and-sticks-for-credit-card-users/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MoneyCafe.com Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We previously mentioned American Express was paying some customers to go away.  According to SmartMoney.com, while American Express and others are using carrots to get rid of customers others are using sticks.  Apparently, Citibank is encouraging its debtors to make larger payments by giving a little bonus for certain customers who pay more than the minimum payment.  And Chase [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Express Paying Customers To Go Away</title>
		<link>http://moneycafe.com/blog/2009/02/american-express-paying-customers-to-go-away/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Nevets</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[American Express came up with a unique way to get rid of certain customers they no longer want - pay them to go away.  According to the company, select customers can get up to $300 to close their accounts. 
We are guessing it&#8217;s for delinquent accounts.  But maybe they are preemptively going after certain credit profiles that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mint.com iPhone App</title>
		<link>http://moneycafe.com/blog/2009/01/mintcom-iphone-app/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:40:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MoneyCafe.com Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit Cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Checking Accounts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mint.com has a new iPhone App which allows the user to check account balances from anywhere.  Mint.com and the iPhone App are completely free services.  This is yet another great services that frees us from the desktop.  Using your iPhone, you can monitor your checking, savings and credit card accounts; review your budget; and monitor investment performance.
It has [...]]]></description>
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