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Showing posts with label Bus Banking credit cards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bus Banking credit cards. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Beware of currency conversion fees By Claes Bell, CFA • Bankrate.com

Beware of currency conversion fees By Claes Bell, CFA • Bankrate.com


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Rick Steves’ Europe: Card Fees (and How to Avoid Them) http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2015/02/rick-steves-europe-card-fees-and-how-to.html

By Rick Steves https://www.ricksteves.com/travel-tips/money/card-fees Retrieved February 6, 2015 https://www.ricksteves.com/Capital One has a particularly good reputation for no-fee international transactions on both its credit cards and its debit cards linked to a checking account. Most credit unions have low-to-no international transaction fees. Bankrate has a good comparison chart of major credit cards and their currency-conversion fees….


Beware of currency conversion fees By Claes Bell, CFA • Bankrate.com


Credit Cards » Beware Of Currency Conversion Fees

If you do a lot of international traveling, you've probably been stung by an unpleasant surprise lurking at the bottom of your bank statement or credit card bill: a currency conversion fee. While the CARD Act has done plenty to reduce sometimes exorbitant credit card fees, it left currency conversion fees untouched, ensuring travelers will have at least one unpleasant vacation memory.


Consult this chart to see the fees charged by the largest U.S. credit card issuers. http://www.bankrate.com/finance/credit-cards/beware-of-currency-conversion-fees.aspx

Capital One

ATM withdrawal: None for online accounts, $1.50 for some accounts opened in bank branches

Credit card purchase: None

Debit card purchase: None

Credit card cash advance: None


Fees charged even if transaction is in U.S. dollars?: No
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Millennials Shying Away From Credit Cards? | Bankrate.com By Jean Chatzky


I found this fascinating... Millennials Shying Away From Credit Cards? | Bankrate.com By Jean Chatzky  http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2015/02/millennials-shying-away-from-credit.html

http://www.bankrate.com/finance/video/credit-debt/millennials-arent-using-credit-cards.aspx

Millennials Shying Away From Credit Cards? | Bankrate.com: "How many credit cards do millennials have in their wallets on average? One, three, five? Surprisingly, the answer is closer to none, according to a new Bankrate study of millennials and their money." Read more: http://www.bankrate.com/finance/video/credit-debt/millennials-arent-using-credit-cards.aspx

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Thursday, March 20, 2014

North Carolinians complain about this credit-card company the most - Dawn Kurry Charlotte Business Journal Morning Edition

Charlotte Business Journal Morning Edition

Jan 15, 2014 Dawn Kurry, Triangle Business Journal

North Carolinians complain about this credit-card company the most

Are you complaining about what’s in your wallet? Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE:COF) is the most complained-about credit-card company among North Carolinians, according to a report released Tuesday by the N.C. Public Interest Research Group's Education Fund.


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