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Under 21? Credit cards hard to get (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance) -- The new credit card law aims to protect those under 21. Here are options for getting cards. (more)

WATCH: Credit Cards: How Young Is Too Young? (ABC News) -- Parents debate the appropriate age to give their children credit cards. Credit card - Personal Finance - Child - Credit - Home (more)

Fraud losses on UK credit cards drops 28 per cent (Yorkshire Evening Post) -- Fraud losses on UK credit and debit cards fell by 28 per cent during 2009 as a raft of industry initiatives paid off, figures showed today. (more)

Police: Man stole credit cards, used them in adjacent stores (East Brunswick Sentinel) -- EAST BRUNSWICK ? Police arrested a man who allegedly stole cash and credit cards from a locker at a local gym and then used the cards to purchase goods at nearby stores...... (more)

Shopping spree with stolen credit cards nets man conviction (Kearney Hub) -- KEARNEY ? A Kearney man admitted stealing credit cards in December and using them to buy his children Christmas presents. (more)

Crime Stoppers: Man using stolen credit cards (WKYT Lexington) -- Lexington Police are looking for a man they say broke into a vehicle stealing cash and credit cards, then using them at locations in Lexington. (more)

Customers Can Now Build Custom Credit Cards (WCBS-TV New York) -- Credit cards are convenient and easy, but the terms and conditions, not so much. What if you could change that? Thanks to some changes being made by several credit card..... (more)

House prices hit 200k milestone -- The average house now costs more than £200,000, according the Land Registry's just published quarterly survey (July-September). The report, which relates to all sales,..... (more)

Pensions - Nation falls short -- In a new report, Scottish Widows reveals that while confidence is beginning to return to the pensions market (with savings figures up from 2006), only 49% are saving..... (more)

Moneyextra unveils new mortgage calculators -- Moneyextra.com has unveiled a suite of simple-to-use mortgage calculators allowing homeowners and homebuyers to see at a glance the impact of their mortgage choices on..... (more)

Leeds launches 3 year fixed rate bond -- Leeds Building Society has launched a new 3 year fixed rate - the branch-based account paying 6.50% AER through August 31st 2010. And allowing one withdrawal of up to 50%..... (more)

Willing to pay £80K for an extra bedroom? -- Homeowners across the UK are having to pay for the step up to a family home, which could see them shelling out up to £80,000 for an extra bedroom. According to research..... (more)

Get your Coventry fix -- Coventry Building Society has re-launched its fixed rate savings bonds - the latest 1, 2 and 3-year deals paying 6.61% (AER/gross pa) through August 31st 2008, June 30th..... (more)

Insuring that caravan? -- The summer holidays are here and millions of Brits will be off on their holidays over the next 5 weeks. This year around 2 million will be taking to the road with a..... (more)

The Time of your life - But don't forget about your policy -- Many people view life insurance as something that is too complicated and therefore something they can do without. What you should be aware of is that for a small amount..... (more)

How to Insure your family's future security -- While were all short of cash, many of us are looking for areas where we can cut back; insurance experts tell us that life insurance should not be one of those areas...... (more)

Cut the cost of your caravan Insurance -- Anyone who owns a caravan will know that it's just like having a second home, and whether it's a top of the range or a modest tourer, this will probably have been the..... (more)

Five reasons to search for the right life insurance policy -- Nobody wants to think about death, but in reality we also want to be safe in the knowledge that should we not be around to support our loved ones they are protected..... (more)

Ensure you have the right travel insurance this summer -- Having the right travel insurance policy in place has never been more important as we reach the peak holiday season and hundreds of British holiday makers could find..... (more)

Car insurance premiums to rise as insurance fraud worsens -- The ABI has reported that drivers are paying on average £44 in higher car insurance premiums to cover the ever increasing costs of insurance fraud. (more)

Car insurance premiums to rise as insurance fraud worsens -- The ABI has reported that drivers are paying on average £44 in higher car insurance premiums to cover the ever increasing costs of insurance fraud. (more)