In “Secret History of the Credit Card,” FRONTLINE® and The New York Times join forces to investigate an industry few Americans fully understand. In this one-hour report, correspondent Lowell Bergman uncovers the techniques used by the industry to earn record profits and get consumers to take on more debt. “The almost magical convenience of plastic ...
After graduating from college I was unemployed for about six years. During this time I was unable to pay all my credit card bills so they went to collection agencies. I continued making payments on some of them, but on others the statute of limitations has run. I am now able to pay off these ...
I fell behind on my credit card payments when I had an emergency medical expense. Although I have a steady job and income, the credit card companies have raised my payments and dropped the limits so there’s no way I’ll be able to catch up. I want to do debt consolidation but the companies I ...
I got my credit report today and it shows that my total credit amount is 0 and I have 6 available. After further inspection I noticed that only one credit card had reported a credit limit/max balance and that all of my credit cards hadn’t been reported since April. Is there an effective way to ...