Jan 20 2009

Bankrupt Consumer: Chapter 7 Bankruptcies up. Credit Card and Consumer Credit Crisis: Americans were Using Consumer Credit as a Lifeline and it is now drying Up Pushing Bankruptcies Upward. $2.5 Trillion in Loans at Risk.

Credit cards have been around for many years with Bank of America creating the BankAmericard in 1958, which eventually evolved into the modern day Visa system.  MasterCard has been around since 1966 and received significant backing from Citibank.  These names are familiar with the current credit crisis.  Credit cards have been one component of the […]

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