The Sun's Financial Diary

The Platinum Zero Secured Visa Credit Card from Applied Bank is a secured card. This card is designed for those with limited or poor credit history.
The major benefit of this card is that there is a 0% APR on purchases. Also, unlike most secured credit cards, this card provides additional services and benefits, including online [...]

A couple of promotions this weekend.
Chase is having a promotion for its Sapphire Card with $100 bonus. Sapphire is a premier travel card with the following features:

No annual fee
Redeem Points for travel, gift cards, merchandise, cash back and more
Earn 2X Points on Airfare booked through Ultimate Rewards & 1 point for every dollar spent [...]

Last year, President Obama finally pushed legislation through Congress that is aimed at protecting American consumers from the unscrupulous practices of credit card companies.  This week, the new credit card law finally takes effect.
On Monday, February 22nd, the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act (the CARD Act, for short) begins guarding credit card users [...]

A set of new rules under the Credit CARD Act of 2009, which aims to protect consumers from abusive practices of credit card issuers, take effect today, February 22, 2009. As I discussed earlier, one of the main pieces of the new credit  card legislation prevents credit card companies from raising credit card interest rates [...]

The Simmons First Visa Platinum Rewards Card, issued by Simmons First National Bank, is designed for those with very good credit who are looking for a low cost credit card with a rewards program. Features of the Simmons First Visa Platinum Rewards Card include:

Excellent Credit Required – Applicants who do not have excellent credit will [...]

If you have a good credit score, then you should be looking for other premium cards because Orchard Bank Classic MasterCard is, from what I can tell, for people with poor credit or low credit score but hoping to improve their credit by using a credit card that fits them responsibly. The cards, with four [...]

Zync from American Express is a rewards credit card that offers a full range of customizable card benefits. Membership Rewards, which can be redeemed for travel, shopping and entertainment rewards, are earned with every eligible purchase. Cardholders can also choose which Lifestyle Pack offers them the benefits they use most. Zync from American Express has [...]

Are you a Citibank credit cardholder? If you are, then now you can access your Citi credit cards from your mobile device, such as BlackBerry, iPod Touch, or iPhone.
Citibank recently launched its mobile banking application, Citi Mobile, for iPhone which provides its customers with anywhere, anytime access to their credit card account information. Actually, Citibank [...]

The Delta Reserve Credit Card, issued by American Express, is fit for Delta frequent flyers with good credit who want to earn miles with little effort. Delta Reserve Card benefits are highlighted as the following:

Annual First-Class companion certificate, which can be used for a First-Class or Coach-Class ticket!
Earn up to 10,000 Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) [...]

Blue Cash from American Express is designed for those with good or excellent credit who plan to take advantage of the cash back rewards program. In fact, the Blue Cash Card is one of the best cash back rewards credit cards.
Cardholders get unlimited cash back savings on eligible purchases with the Blue Cash from [...]