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  • ABC Guides - Credit card rate comparisons by interest, annual fee, and benefits.
  • Access Credit Cards - Features recommendations and listings of various offers along with an interactive guide.
  • All Credit Cards Online - Offers articles and reviews of the lowest rates and fees, and the best rewards.
  • Ask Mr. Credit Cards - Information about consumer credit card concepts such as types of credit cards, understanding credit reports and more.
  • ATM Debit Cards - Public Interest Research Groups article on problems with debit cards.
  • Automatic Debit Scams - How to avoid unauthorized debits from checking accounts, advice from the Federal Trade Commission.
  • Avoiding Credit and Charge Card Fraud - FTC advice on how to protect yourself from fraud.
  • Bankrate.com - Provides credit card rates, comparisons, rewards, tips and advice.
  • CardRatings.org - Consumer credit organization whose primary focus is rating credit cards and educating consumers.
  • CardTechnology.com - Examines issues and developments in smart cards and other advanced credit card technologies in banking, transportation, government, and university settings.
  • CardWeb.com - Research firm whose primary focus is providing credit card industry information. Read about the latest news, rate, offers, and commentary.
  • Consumer Guide: 12 Credit Card Secrets - "12 Credit Card Secrets Banks Don't Want You to Know" contains important advice to help consumers protect themselves. Although the State of Massachusetts created this site, the tips here apply to any U.S. citizen.
  • Credit and ATM Cards What To Do If They're Lost or Stolen - How to limit your financial loss, how to protect your cards, whether to buy a registration service, how to file a complaint.
  • Credit Card Analyzer - Calculator compares interest payments on simulated balance transfers.
  • 4 Credit Card Applications - Reviews and applications for unsecured, secured, student and low interest rate credit cards.
  • Credit Card Blocking - 1997 article from FTC about what blocking is, when it is used, and how to avoid it.
  • Credit Card Direct - Offers credit cards guide with comparisons, applications, calculators, news and financial management tips.
  • Credit Card Goodies - Provides grapevine news and information on cards offering rewards program.
  • Credit Card Loss Protection Offers: They're the Real Steal - FTC article alerting consumers on loss protection insurance scams.
  • Credit Card Menu - Allows visitors to choose the card that best matches their requirements by providing a search tool, an interactive financial calculator and answers to the most frequently asked questions about credit cards.
  • Credit InfoCenter - Offers information on credit cards, billing errors, overcharges, tips and advice.
  • Credit Repair Fraud Proliferates - 1996 article from the Better Business Bureau that offers tips for consumers to avoid credit card fraud.
  • Credit Source Online - Comparisons of different credit cards by type, interest rates, and annual fees.
  • Debit Cards Still Confusing to Many Consumers - 1999 article from the Better Business Bureau that discusses different kinds of debit card services.
  • FinanCenter.com - Provides credit card comparison charts to find the best rates, features and services based on your priorities.
  • Free Credit Card Analyzer - Provides free analysis of payoff time and total interest paid.
  • Gold and Platinum Cards - 1996 article from FTC that warns about hidden charges and fees.
  • Guide to Low Interest Credit Cards - This site researches and links to credit card offers with low interest APRs. There is also an interactive calculator to help you determine how much money you can save each month through a balance transfer to one of these offers.
  • How Stuff Works - Explains the technology of credit cards and the different types of cards and plans available to consumers.
  • MasterCard - Money Management - Offers tips for students on how to manage credit for college fund.
  • More Ways To Shop Smart - Consumer advice from MasterCard when using credit cards to shop online.
  • Protect Yourself if Your Credit Card Account is Sold - You may be in for the shock of higher rates, fees and stricter rules. Here's what you can do. By Ginger Applegarth
  • Ready, Set... Credit - Information to help consumers determine whether they're ready for plastic, and what to look for when selecting an issuer.
  • Secured Credit Card Marketing Scams - Covers the deceptive advertising claims some marketers use to entice consumers with subprime histories.
  • TruthAboutCredit.org - Offering advice on credit cards. Coverage includes rip-offs, hazards, traps and navigating offers.
  • Understand Credit and Debit - Geared towards MasterCard holders, but also has credit card rights information applicable to anyone.
  • VerifyFraud.com - Features discussion groups, articles and resources relating to consumer credit card fraud.

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