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BGE warns of new phone scam

In the scam, customers are told their bills are overdue and that they need a specific Visa card to pay them off.

Tags: bge, phone scam, Baltimore Gas and Electric, thomas warren, visa,

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Buy now, pay later-style credit cards can cost you

Many stores carry deferred-interest credit cards but customers should carefully read the fine print or they could be paying big interest rates.

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Holiday gift ideas: It's the year of the gift card

Gift cards are growing in popularity and provide more protections than cash and some are even mobile.

Tags: gift cards, Holiday shopping, 2009 credit card act

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Sanitize your hands and your credit cards often

It turns out credit cards are an unlikely source of bacteria.

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Prepaid cards charge high fees for students

It's back to school time for college students and chances are, they have already been hit by a few credit card offers. But students need to be wary of another popular card that comes with heavy fees -- prepaid debit cards.

Tags: prepaid debit cards, college, students, wtop saves you money, jamie forzato

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Prepaid debit and credit cards: How much will they cost you?

A new report looks at fees and ranks 20 popular cards.

Tags: michelle basch, debit cards, cardhub.com

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Moving and credit cards

If there is a move in your future, make sure you notify the issuers of your credit cards.

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Credit card fees take a swipe at gas prices

There's more involved in rising gas prices than you might suspect.

Tags: kristi king, gas prices, credit card fees

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Smart credit card protects user's identity

Credit card fraud is a major problem, but now smarter credit cards are taking a bite out of that particular crime.

Tags: Dynamics Incorporated, new york times, credit card fraud, veronica robinson

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