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Critics like Elizabeth Warren believes that there would be fewer complains if the credit card industry clearly disclosed how its business works, particularly when it comes to the minimum monthly payment. If people knew that the cost of minimum month

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This suburban moggy is pretty much a black joke. He doesn't work, doesn't have an income, in fact he doesn't even leave the house. He gets everything from his owner Catherine Campbell . She had a feeling bank security was a little slack and wanted to

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01. I have applied for a credit card today. 我今天申请了一张信用卡。 02. My credit card is issued by China Merchants Bank. 我的信用卡是招商银行发行的。 03. Can I pay by credit card? 我可以刷卡吗? 04. Holding a credit c

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周末，爸爸、妈妈、阿美和丹尼尔全家人一起到超市购物。超市的自动存包柜已经满箱，服务台也不能存包，这下该怎么办呢？一起看看吧！ Listen Read Learn Salesperson: What else, Ma'am? Shirley: No, thanks. My husband said:We'd like to pay now. Salesperson: Let

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Many years ago I read that credit cards were the thing of the future. Credit card companies were telling us that plastic would replace cash. Well, this hasnt happened. People are still using notes and coins. The Internet has increased the use of cred

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A: I'd like to get your store credit card. B: Here's the application form. A: I'm finished. Here's the form. B: Thank you. Now if you'll just give me a credit card. A: Here's my VISA. B: Thank you.

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Task 3: An Introduction to Credit Cards Credit cards are plastic cards issued by a bank or other financial institutions allowing the holder to buy goods and service without using cash. Many American dont like to carry much cash. For them the cards ar

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Tonight on Frontline. The average American family has eight (0% for life on transfer balances. ) credit cards. Plastic money have become both a necessity and a ticket to a better life. (Hawaii, yeah! ) A credit card is an extraordinary, unbelievably

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Today, nearly 144 million Americans have credit cards and they are using their cards like never before, charging 1.5 trillion dollars last year alone. Credit cards have become a central part of the American Economy. I really cant say that I love my c

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In 1996 another important Supreme Court decision open the door to bigger profits for the credit card industry and raft a new complaints from their customers. That decision Smiley.V Citibank. much like the Marquette decision before it. lifted the sta

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According to McKinley, the key to understanding how credit cards are marketed lies in the great digital revolution, the amassing of data on American consumers. Well, there is a gold mine of information residing out there in these databases by the co

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And now for Money Myths, a new feature from Michelle Singletary. She is Day to Days personal finance contributor, and a regular Tuesday guest. And as the title implies, Michelle will try to correct some financial myths we all may have. She spoke ear

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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. A bill to place new restrictions on the credit card industry in the United States won final approval this week in Congress. The measure went to President Obama to sign into law with popular support,

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A: Hi. I'd like to get your store credit card. B: Here's the application form. A: ...I'm finished. Here's the form. B: Thank you. Now if you'll just give me a credit card. A: Here's my VISA. B: Thank you.

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A: I want to get a store credit card. B: I have the application form right here. A: ...Okay. I've filled out the form. Here you go. B: Thanks. Now all I need to see is a credit card. A: Here's my MasterCard. B: Thank you very much.

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A: I'm interested in a store credit card. B: Okay. Here's the application form. A: ...Okay. I've filled everything out. B: Thank you. Now let me see a credit card, please. A: Certainly. Here's my VISA card. B: Very good. Thank you.

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By Elizabeth Carlassare. Todays topic is understanding whether adding an authorized user to your credit card will hurt your credit? Kabria e-mailed me with this question: I have good credit and my boyfriend has bad credit. If I make him an authorized