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Average card rates remain at 14.99 percent for fifth week + MORE Jun 18th
June 17, 2015: Interest rates on new credit card offers remained cemented in place Wednesday, according to the CreditCards.com Weekly Credit Card Rate Report..... More »
CIBC ranked No. 1 in mobile banking customer service + MORE Apr 4th
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CIBC has come in first in a Canadian ranking of customer service in mobile banking. The bank topped the ranking based on its customizable experience, a feature to enable customers to book meetings and for its fingerprint ID security.
In its 2017 Mobile Bankin.... More »
Credit Verify Review: Credit Monitoring for a Price + MORE Jan 21st
To build and maintain a good credit rating, you should often check your credit score and bureau report. As they say, what gets measured, gets improved. To do this, you’ll need to sign up with a company that helps you monitor your credit.
Credit Verify is one of those companies. In this Credit Veri.... More »
Binance Review: Does It Work for Canadians? + MORE Sep 3rd
What Is Binance?
Binance is the world’s largest crypto exchange and a leading blockchain ecosystem. More than 90 million users worldwide buy, trade, and store more than 350 crypto coins through Binance. But the platform has limitations that impact Canadian users, especially if you live in Ontario..... More »
November 12 Update: AIR MILES Shop the Block returns in 2 days with up to 1,200 bonus miles and the last Air Transat A310 flights to be YQB-CDG + MORE Nov 13th
AIR MILES Shop the Block returns for the holiday shopping season with the opportunity to earn up to 1,200 bonus AIR MILES Reward Miles. The promotion launches in two days and you can bet we'll provide coverage of this year's offers. Find out more here.For our #avgeek readers who want to fly on Ai.... More »
Don Cayo: Opening CPP is fine, but it won't help the most vulnerable avoid … – Vancouver Sun
– news.google.ca
Vancouver SunDon Cayo: Opening CPP is fine, but it won't help the most vulnerable avoid …Vancouver SunFederal Finance Minister Joe Oliver has changed his mind and will consider opening the Canada Pension Plan to extra voluntary contributions because, he says, it gives Canadians more options to save for old age. That is good, as far as it goes. It comes on …Pension funds need to focus on the long view, not a single record yearThe Globe and Mail (subscription)House poor, fixing CPP & gaming Aeroplan: BUSINESS WEEK WRAPCBC.caProposed CPP expansion shows feds 'playing politics' with retirement: provinceCTV NewsNational Post -Bloombergall 97 news articles »
How finance companies differ from credit cards, banks
– creditcards.com
Consumer finance companies offer an alternative way to pay for big-ticket items. But look before you leap.
May 29 Update: Hilton Double Points/Miles extended, No Canadian cities in latest AF KLM Promo Awards
– RewardsCanada.ca
Final update of the week! News, Tips & TricksThere are some big AIR MILES bonuses for shopping today at Safeway! 125 AIR MILES for a $100 spend and then some additional item bonuses with the best two options being the Kraft Shredded Cheese (Buy 4 @4.99 earn 100 bonus AIR MILES) and the Lucerne Ice Cream (Buy 3 at $2.97 earn 50 bonus AIR MILES) These offers are only good for today May 22nd! (Thanks to Sol Z. for the details) Get the coupon and find out more here! (This was meant for last week, sorry for posting it now)The latest Air France KLM Flying Blue Promo Awards are out and once again there are no Canadian flights included. Have a look though as some intra-Europe flights may be of interest to you. Find out more here.The second contest for the 10th Anniversary of our global site FrequentFlyerBonuses.com is now on! You could win 10,000 Hyatt Gold Passport points. Find out more here.Posts since our last update:Hilton HHonors Double Points or Miles extended to August 31 with all hotels participating!Hilton HHonors has decided to extend their current Double Points or Double Miles offer that was supposed to end… Bonus OffersAir France KLM Flying Blue- June Promo Awards Save 25% to 50% on the Award Miles usually required for an award ticket…Bank of America fined $30M by US for debt collection from military customers for credit cards
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WASHINGTON – Bank of America has been fined $30 million by U.S. regulators, who accused the bank of violating consumer protections for members of the military in collecting debts.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, a Treasury Department division, announced the civil penalty Friday against the second-largest U.S. bank. The agency says Bank of America has started taking steps to correct the problems and “is committed to taking all necessary and appropriate steps” to do so.
The regulators say the bank violated the law protecting service members by taking improper legal action against military customers for delinquent credit card accounts and overdrafts. The improper practices allegedly occurred from January 2006 to the present.
The OCC also said Bank of America had failed to have effective policies and procedures to ensure its compliance with the law, the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
Bank of America Corp., based in Charlotte, North Carolina, said it will continue to improve its compliance with the law…
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, a Treasury Department division, announced the civil penalty Friday against the second-largest U.S. bank. The agency says Bank of America has started taking steps to correct the problems and “is committed to taking all necessary and appropriate steps” to do so.
The regulators say the bank violated the law protecting service members by taking improper legal action against military customers for delinquent credit card accounts and overdrafts. The improper practices allegedly occurred from January 2006 to the present.
The OCC also said Bank of America had failed to have effective policies and procedures to ensure its compliance with the law, the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
Bank of America Corp., based in Charlotte, North Carolina, said it will continue to improve its compliance with the law…
Don Cayo: Opening CPP is fine, but it won't help the most vulnerable avoid … – Vancouver Sun
– news.google.ca
Vancouver SunDon Cayo: Opening CPP is fine, but it won't help the most vulnerable avoid …Vancouver SunFederal Finance Minister Joe Oliver has changed his mind and will consider opening the Canada Pension Plan to extra voluntary contributions because, he says, it gives Canadians more options to save for old age. That is good, as far as it goes. It comes on …Pension funds need to focus on the long view, not a single record yearThe Globe and Mail (subscription)House poor, fixing CPP & gaming Aeroplan: BUSINESS WEEK WRAPCBC.caProposed CPP expansion shows feds 'playing politics' with retirement: provinceCTV NewsNational Post -Bloombergall 97 news articles »
