The three-month period marked the first time in nine long, hard quarters, that consumer magazines reported gains in both rate card-reported advertising revenue and pages.
This week, Visa reported decreased debit card spending in April and May as a result of increased regulations.
Each of the six major credit card issuers reported small declines in the delinquency rates from March to April, indicating that consumers are getting debts to manageable levels and pose less risk of default.
Discover Financial Services ( DFSWI - news - people ) got knocked down in December when the sixth-biggest U.S. credit card issuer reported that the yield on its loans had fallen, partly due to the new legislation, parts of which already went into effect in August.
The company, which makes wireless PC card modems, reported disappointing earnings for the fourth quarter of 2005.
Dunlop then went into Corstorphine Police Station and reported the theft of his card to PC Robert Maloney.
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The card processing company reported 10% growth in revenues through the first nine months of the year, registering growth across segments.
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JPMorgan's investment bank and card services both reported losses.
With many prepaid debit cards, it would be easy for someone who found it to use up your remaining balance without getting caught, and you may be less likely to get your money back than you would be with a traditional credit or debit card that was reported as lost or stolen.
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As of today, the major credit card companies have not reported any fraudulent transactions that they believe are the direct result of this cyber attack.
American Express reported a 17 percent increase in card usage.
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This spring, as reported here, a big credit card processor, Global Payments (NYSE: GPN), said about 1.5 million credit card numbers may have been stolen from its network.
As previously reported, ESPN gains one wild card game in its new deal with MLB and ups its Monday, Wednesday and Sunday night coverage to 90 games per season.
In a Forrester survey of 4, 650 US consumers conducted online in August 2012, 31% reported that they had a credit card on file with Amazon, compared with 18% that have one stored with Apple, and 5% with Google.
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MasterCard reported a 21% rise in credit card spending for its third quarter on November 2.
According to the survey, 7.4 million households reported an unauthorized charge on a credit card account.
As Bill Hardekopf reported recently on the Forbes MoneyBuilder blog, card issuers are stepping up efforts to make their business cards appealing.
At present, tax inspectors can check reported income and spending against bank accounts or credit-card statements.
Their latest plan: make the thin, white subscriber identity module (SIM) card inside your phone smaller, Reuters reported Tuesday.
The company reported higher delinquencies for its U.S. credit card business in September to 3.65% from 3.43% making it 2 months in a row of worsening credit.
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American Express reported a 7% year-on-year increase in card billed business in the U.S. for the fourth quarter of 2012, complemented by a 5% increase in spend per card in the country.
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Thirty percent of respondents reported worrying about the cost of living while 29 percent cited credit-card debt.
When it was being widely reported earlier this year that American consumers were systematically paying down their credit card debt, perhaps there was reason for encouragement.
JPMorgan has long been hampered by weakness in their large credit card division, but that business showed improving trends as it reported 5.62% of those loans were behind more than 30 days which is far better than the 6.28% seen just a quarter ago.
Wednesday's Press TV report, posted on its Web site, reported that Saberi was arrested in January for working illegally as a journalist after her press card was revoked in 2006.
Include the date your card was lost or stolen, when you first noticed the problem and when you first reported it.
If your revolving credit limit is reported and your spending ends up surpassing it as a result of all the encouragement from your credit card company, your credit utilization will reach 100 percent.
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