CreditCards.com: Weekly Credit Card Rate Report (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
AUSTIN, Texas----Annual percentage rates for new credit card offers rose this week, according to the CreditCards.com Weekly Credit Card Rate Report. However, that move was due to a change in the composition of cards offered rather than any APR increases by banks.

Reward Card Incentives Expected to Drive Holiday Sales (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
ATLANTA----While the retail community braces for flat or slightly lower retail spending this holiday season, some retailers can expect to benefit from savvy shoppers taking full advantage of credit and debit card reward programs that offer the richest earning incentives, with shopping dollars going to merchants that provide high-value offers, according to Vesdia Corporation, the single largest ...

Credit crunch might squeeze card users (Erie Times-News)
Dear Debt Adviser, With this financial crisis, what should credit cardholders with credit card debt expect to happen to their existing finance charges? Will it have a direct negative impact on finance charges (e.g., raise the charges)?

Layaway is back in style for cash-strapped shoppers (The Tennessean)
The no-muss, no-fuss payment plan — layaway — may be making a modest comeback this year to entice consumers back to shop for Christmas gifts despite tighter credit and slumping retail sales.

Get 1 Percent Cash Back with the CSI MasterCard Virtual Card (PRWeb)
CSI MasterCard® Corporate Fleet Card announces a 1% Cash Back Rebate on all non-fuel purchases made with the CSI MasterCard® Virtual Card to all customers who apply before December 31, 2008. (PRWeb Nov 14, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/CSIMasterCard/VirtualCard/prweb1613804.htm