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Home Depot has confirmed what the news reports were indicating -- its payment data systems have been breached!
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ThinkstockConsumer borrowing picked up in July. The total outstanding consumer credit, excluding real estate secured loans, increased to $3.238 trillion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 9.7%...
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ThinkstockReports that Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) was investigating “unusual activity” for what many people believe to be a massive credit card hack took a toll on the nation’s largest home...
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The National Consumer Trends Credit Report shows that credit card debt is increasing across all the largest metro areas in America.
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ThinkstockWe have yet another economic report this Thursday. This was a report from the National Association of Credit Managers (NACM). You can guess what they track — credit availability,...
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Shares of Capital One Financial rose on Monday after an analyst research report highlighted that the company may be the best positioned credit card issuer for its investors ahead.
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ThinkstockThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has put out a bulletin with extraordinary information. If the co-signer on a student loan dies or files for bankruptcy, the student loan can be...
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In the wake of recent high-profile data breaches, Visa and MasterCard said Friday that they have formed a new group aimed at improving payment system security. The new group will include banks,...
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Visa is out with its fiscal first quarter earnings report. This is the most dominant stock of the Dow Jones Industrial Average now because of its $217.12 closing price. Because the Dow is a price...
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ThinkstockIt is unknown what the real damages are going to be from the Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) data theft around the holidays of 2013. Target refers to this as a breach, but by getting credit and...
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Visa is now the most important stock in the Dow Jones industrial Average. And it was the sixth best performing stock of the index in 2013, so 24/7 Wall St. has run a bullish and bearish analysis for...
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Thinkstock24/7 Wall St. has been evaluating peers and rivals for valuation analysis now that the end of the year is coming up. Stocks have been challenging all-time highs and the S&P 500 index is...
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ThinkstockThe Federal Reserve reported on Monday afternoon that total outstanding U.S. consumer credit rose 4.4% in July, from a revised estimate of $2.842 trillion in June to $2.852 trillion. A...
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ThinkstockLess than half of Americans who use credit cards say they “completely understand” the terms of use for their cards. And just under 60% say they understand how to earn those rewards that...
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ThinkstockConsumer credit rose by $13.8 billion in the month of June, but it is not exactly debt going on credit cards. The Federal Reserve showed that revolving credit, credit used on cards and the...
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