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	<title>LowCards.com - Low Interest Credit Cards &#187; In The Press</title>
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		<title>Lowcards CEO Quoted in USA Today</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:14:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Oldshue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Credit Card Rules Can Help, But Don&#8217;t Get Complacent
In the past, making a late credit card payment was like forgetting your mother&#8217;s birthday. Repairing the damage could take months. Sometimes, years.
Now, though, the repercussions of a tardy credit card payment may not be as long-lasting or severe. Federal rules that took effect Aug. 22 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Wall Street Journal uses LowCards Credit Card Rate Data</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Card Firms Gird for Cut to Late Fees
&#8230;The laws have made some important changes. Starting Sunday, card companies will also be required to review every six months accounts whose interest rates have been increased. The average advertised interest rate for credit cards in the U.S. has risen to 13.7% from 11.64% in May 2009, before [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SmartMoney Interviews LowCards CEO</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Debit Card Pitfalls to Watch
&#8230;Consumers who aren’t certain they’ll use a credit card prudently are right to steer clear because those who slip up face steep annual interest rates, says Bill Hardekopf, the chief executive of LowCards.com&#8230;.
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		<title>Los Angeles Times mentions LowCards.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strategies for avoiding new bank fees
&#8230;Half a dozen banks have lengthened the duration of low-rate &#8220;introductory&#8221; offers, allowing customers to enjoy 12 to 18 months of cheap or free credit, according to Bill Hardekopf of LowCards.com, another rate-shopping site&#8230;
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		<title>Smart Money Quotes LowCards CEO</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Oldshue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are Credit Card Annual Fees Reason to Walk?
Right now, only about 20% of credit cards carry an annual fee, so it’s easy for consumers to avoid paying them, says Bill Hardekopf, the chief executive of LowCards.com, a credit-card comparison web site. But the combined pressures of the recession and new credit-card regulations that tamped down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wall Street Journal Cites LowCards.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 14:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Oldshue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ferreting Out Those Hidden Fees
Just a couple of years ago, consumers paid a fee of 3% of a cash advance, or a minimum of $5. Now that fee is commonly 4% or 5%, and the minimum is often $10, according to LowCards.com. In addition, annual interest rates for cash advances have climbed in the past [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CNNMoney Cites LowCards.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 03:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Oldshue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[High Rates, More Fees&#8211;Credit Traps are Here to Stay
A spokeswoman confirmed that Bank of America began charging an annual fee ranging from $29 to $99 for a &#8220;very limited&#8221; group of cardholders in February, while information gathered by LowCards.com shows that other issuers have recently hiked transfer balance fees, cash advance fees and foreign transaction [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mint.com Quotes LowCards CEO</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Oldshue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Credit Cards and College Kids: It Doesn&#8217;t Have to be a Dangerous Mix
“If you are struggling to pay for your own food, housing, transportation and education bills, you can’t afford to carry a balance on a credit card,” says Bill Hardekopf, chief executive of LowCards.com and author of The Credit Card Guidebook.
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		<title>LowCards.com Recommended by ABC News</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Oldshue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What to do About Your Credit Cards Now
The Fed has rolled out a new credit card comparison site (http://www.federalreserve.gov/creditcardagreements/) which offers a searchable database of current card agreements, allowing consumers to read all the small print before they apply for a card.
But it does not include information on rewards programs &#8212; you can usually find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wall Street Journal Quotes Lowcards CEO</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 04:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Oldshue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monthly Credit Card Data Signal Continued Turnaround
&#8220;Card issuers have already made pretty significant changes in their portfolio&#8221; to minimize the downside, said Bill Hardekopf, chief executive of LowCards.com and an author of The Credit Card Guidebook.
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		<title>LowCards.com CEO Quoted in USA Today</title>
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		<comments>http://www.lowcards.com/blog/lowcards-com-ceo-quoted-in-usa-today-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 04:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Oldshue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Airline Credit Cards Dangle Perks to Lure New Customers
&#8220;Card issuers are raising more money by getting annual fees, and they&#8217;re using the rewards as an add-on to justify the fee,&#8221; Bill Hardekopf, CEO of credit-card comparison site LowCards.com, tells the Detroit News.
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		<title>USA Today Quotes LowCards CEO</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 04:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Oldshue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If You Get in a Bind, There are Ways to Avoid the Payday Loan Trap
Most card issuers charge a fee to advance you money, and the interest rates are usually higher than you&#8217;ll pay for credit card purchases. In recent months, some issuers have raised cash-advance fees and interest rates, says Bill Hardekopf, CEO of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SmartMoney quotes CEO of LowCards</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 04:13:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Oldshue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carry Credit Card Debt? Watch Prices
The most effective way to get out of credit-card debt is to stop using your cards and pay off your balance as much as possible each month, says Bill Hardekopf, the chief executive of LowCards.com, a credit-card comparison site.
For those facing a rate hike, consider declining the increase. Under the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moneywatch Recommends LowCards.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 04:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Oldshue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Best Deal in America: Cash Back for Charging
That said, if you’re looking for a cash back program, it pays to shop around. Fortunately, that’s easy to do. Lowcards.com has a nice listing of cash-back cards. 
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		<title>USA Today Quotes LowCards CEO</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 04:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Oldshue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Got a Great Offer? How to Read the Fine Print
Most of the offers are going to consumers with good to excellent credit, says Bill Hardekopf, chief executive of LowCards.com, so if you&#8217;re getting a lot of mail, credit card issuers have decided you&#8217;re a good risk.
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		<title>Wall Street Journal Quotes LowCards CEO</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 03:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Oldshue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to Beat Bank Fees
Consumers might also consider linking their checking account to either a savings account or a credit card, says Bill Hardekopf, the chief executive of LowCards.com, a credit-card comparison site. There is usually a $5 to $10 fee for dipping into another account, but for customers who pay off their credit-card balance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LowCards CEO Quoted in USA Today</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 03:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Oldshue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Changes in Bank, Debit Card Fees May Have Limited Impact
Stores will either &#8220;increase profits or increase customer service,&#8221; predicts Bill Hardekopf, CEO of the free consumer credit card website LowCards.com. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think consumers will notice a difference at the retail level.&#8221;
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		<title>New York Times Quotes LowCards CEO</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 03:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Oldshue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Credit Card Database is Heroic, and Mystifying
A number of Web sites have sprung up in recent years that boil down the terms and conditions into language most consumers can understand. Still, several people who run such sites said they saw value in the Fed’s database, in case a consumer misplaced the terms and conditions or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New York Times Mentions LowCards.com</title>
		<link>http://www.lowcards.com/blog/new-york-times-mentions-lowcards-com/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 03:52:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Oldshue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watch Out for a Credit Card Act Loophole
And as we reported in a February Bucks post on “What the Credit Card Act Means for You,” things may get worse if credit card issuers decide to increase minimum payments, a prediction of Bill Hardekopf of LowCards.com.
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		<title>LowCards CEO Quoted in Marketwatch</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 03:39:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Oldshue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Credit-Card Reward Programs May Cost You
&#8220;It&#8217;s only smart to consider getting a rewards card if you completely pay off your balance each and every month on time,&#8221; said Bill Hardekopf, the founder of LowCards.com. &#8220;Otherwise, the rewards you get will be more than eaten up by the interest you pay.&#8221;
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