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American Express Announces Limited-Time 30k Bonus Points Offer for the Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card

Update: This limited-time offer is no longer available. However, you can check out the Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express for the up-to-date card offer.

Earlier this morning, American Express announced a new limited-time offer for the Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card.

TransUnion Finds a Link Between Minimum Credit Card Payments and Mortgage Delinquencies

It's hard to be surprised by the results of the newest study from TransUnion, which reports a link between minimum credit card payments and mortgage delinquencies.

According to the study, consumers who paid the minimum on their credit cards each month were more likely to default on their mortgage. On the flip side, consumers that paid their credit card balance back each month had much lower rates of delinquency on their mortgage. 

Wait at least 6 months between credit card applications

A common question I receive from Creditnet readers is how long we should wait between credit card applications. Once consumers find out that opening and using a credit card responsibly can help them build credit, many of us (rightfully so) have an urge to rush off and apply for a small handful of cards very quickly.

Frankly, this is a bad idea. Opening too many cards at once can damage your credit profile and reputation in a couple of different ways. 

on Wed, 2013-07-31 08:32

New Citi ThankYou® Preferred Rewards Card Offer Ups the Bonus Offer

(Update: The below offers may have changed since time of publication. For complete offer details, check out Creditnet.com's updated list of available Citibank credit cards.)

5 Best American Express Credit Cards of 2013

We haven't broken down American Express cards exclusively in a while, which is a shame because right now these are offers are some of the very best available on the credit card market today.

Credit News Roundup: Yup - People are Now Paying for Stuff With Their Face

2013 may be a time of amazing technological advancement, but some of us can't help but feel a little bit bummed that some of the really cool gadgets we were told would be here by now. And yes, we mean flying cards.

So, you can imagine our excitement this morning when we saw this video on Fast Company from the start-up Uniqul detailing the newest wave of spending in Finland - paying with your face.

Well according to the Wall Street Journal, Wells Fargo doesn't think all of that pushing - which has driven an increase of 31 percent to 35 percent of total customers using a Wells Fargo credit card over the last year - hasn't worked nearly as well as it ought to. 

US Airways Premier World MasterCard: New Zero Interest Offer Applies to Purchases, Too

Update: This offer may have changed since this article was published. However, you can check out the The US Airways Premier World MasterCard® page for the most up-to-date card details.

The US Airways Premier World MasterCard® offer debuted today, and the result is an upgrade that puts this airline miles card on to our list of the 5 best travel credit card offers available right now.

Premier Miles & More World MasterCard's Newest Offer: Up to 35,000 Bonus Miles

Update: This offer is no longer available. However, you can check out more travel credit cards on the airlines miles credit cards page.

One of our favorite airline miles cards recently updates its offer, so we thought we would pass along the updates to our (beloved!) readers.

Stop Wasting Money: 3 Ways to Save on Groceries

Food is, like most things in the world, getting more and more expensive. Maybe it's inflation, maybe it's higher demand, maybe it's both (and likely any number of additional reasons, too). But odds are, food prices are going to go up even as your paycheck remains steady, which means more and more of your paychecks will be expended at the local supermarket.

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