There is expectation across the board that interest rates will be coming down a number of times during 2012 the first rate cut is expected in February.
As home loan rates begin to ease, overextended borrowers will be able to breathe a sigh of relief. Rates will be reduced not only on home loans but also car loans, personal loans and credit cardsmaking it easier for families to stay afloat.
While 2011 had brought 2 interest rate reductions only towards the end of the year it was enough to make a difference to many families carrying significant levels of debts.
Lee Carter Company, of San Francisco, Calif., has recalled about 7,000 packs of its Super Luchamania Action Figures, due to excessive levels of lead paint, the Consumer Product Safety Commission reported today.
The surface paints on the action figures contain excessive levels of lead, which is prohibited under federal law. No incidents or injuries have been reported in relation to this recall.
Sold for $12 to $14 per packet at various specialty craft stores nationwide from June 2000 through October 2011, the recalled action figures were manufactured in Mexico.
The recalled Mexican wrestling Super Luchamania action figures were sold in packs of 12. The multi-colored action figures are plastic, have plastic capes and measure about 4-inches tall.
Interest rates on new credit card offers fell this week, according to the CreditCards.com Weekly Credit Card Rate Report, due to a sharp APR drop for the priciest card in our survey.
The average annual percentage rate (APR) dipped to 14.95 percent — its lowest level since early September. That’s down more than a quarter-point from the record high of 15.22 percent, set in mid-December.
First Premier — a bank that issues cards targeting so-called subprime consumers, those with below-average or thin credit — sent the national average tumbling by tweaking the APR offered for its Gold MasterCard from 49.90 percent to 36 percent. Even with the decline, it’s still the highest APR of any credit card CreditCards.com tracks.
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If you are a Chase bank customer and are finding it difficult to find an ATM, then you will be happy to hear that the bank have announced the installation of approximately 800 new ATM locations in ampm gas stations across 5 states.
The new ATMs will be located in gas stations all over Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. Around 75% of the new ATMs are to be in California which will increase the total number of Chase ATMs in the state to around 4,000 making it easier than ever to access your cash on the go.
One of the most common questions our new clients ask us when they first sign up looking to improve their credit scores, is if there really is such a thing as too much of a good thing when it comes to credit. In essence, will taking on even more credit damage their credit score in any way?
The good news is that, as long as you already have good credit, adding more to it will only help you. Just make sure you keep doing what you’ve obviously been doing – keeping up with your monthly payments.
Here’s how it works
If you already have a good credit score, it shows your lenders that you know how to handle your credit accounts. You pay your bills on time, you have more than one type of open credit account in your history, and your open accounts all have good payment history on your profile. In short, your lenders see that you aren’t a high-risk case for paying money back, and so will gladly extend you a new line of credit.
But just because you can pick up new credit so easily doesn’t mean you should just rest on it. Although the new line of credit, be it a card or otherwise, will help boost your good history, your score will likely be dinged a couple of points initially due to the “hard inquiry” the creditor makes into your credit history. Your credit utilization ratio will be affected as well, which is why you’d do well to stay away from applying for cards you might only end up using once, then calling it a day.
Be sure to keep an eye on your debt-to-income ratio as well. The more new lines of credit you open, the higher your limits raise, which could lead to trouble if you’re prone to impulse shopping like I am. Always try and maintain your balance at 30% of the total available high balance to hold onto the best credit score possible.
Your limit must be this high to ride
There’s also a possibility that your higher limits could work in your favor right from the get-go. In addition to raising your overall credit limit, lenders – who were once pretty wary of anyone with too high a credit limit – are instead focusing more on a potential consumer’s credit utilization rate. The more you show that you not only have high credit, but know how to use it as well, the better your chances of being extended more credit will be.
Just make sure you don’t take on any more credit than you can realistically handle, unless you wanna wind up in need of credit repair services again. You’ll need to keep a good handle on your overall debt as well. Any new lines of credit will need to be watched closely so your debt doesn’t rise too high and start to impact your credit score. Be sure to check each potential new card’s policies and interest rates before you sign the dotted line, and make sure they won’t drown you in interest the minute you miss a payment.