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The Best Secured Credit Cards of 2014
– canadianfinanceblog.com
A secured credit card is one that might require that you provide funds to guarantee the loan. Remember, a credit card is a loan, and if you have no credit, or bad credit, issuers might be reluctant to issue you a card. This is where a secured credit card comes in.If you are willing to provide a security deposit as collateral, you can receive a credit card. If you make your payments on time, and if you show good habits, you will build your credit to the point at which it is possible to get an unsecured card. You will get your security deposit back, and you can use a “regular” credit card.
Home Trust Secured Visa Card - Even if you have had problems in the past, the Home Trust Secured Visa Card can help you. There is a minimum deposit requirement of $500, but you can provide as much as $10,000 for your collateral. Your credit limit is based on your deposit. You get your entire deposit back if you close your account and pay the full balance owed.
This secured credit card comes with an annual fee of $59, or you can choose to pay a monthly fee of $5 (adding up to $60 over the year)…
Feb 7 Update: How to earn 90,000+ Aeroplan Miles for Free* (Update), 10,000 Club Carlson Gold Points per night in NYC and a few more bonuses
– RewardsCanada.ca
Go Canada Go! News, Tips & TricksAll quiet on the news front today as the Olympics start in Sochi (which is weird as you want to release ‘bad news’ on Fridays or on busy news days which today is both! Then again we have had so much bad news in the loyalty world over the past year the hope is we’re done, at least for a while!) If you haven’t checked it out recently or are new to world of Rewards Canada we have updated our “Travel Hacking 101″ post on how to earn 90,000+ or 60,000+ for free outside of credit card spending. Check it out here. Don’t forget to enter our contest on the FFB Blog: FFB Giveaway: Enter to win 26,000 Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Miles Bonus Offers airberlin topbonus- Double topbonus miles on all mileage earning with one participating topbonus partner of your choice. More… Until Apr 30, 14American AAdvantage- Save 5,000 AAdvantage Miles when you book a MileSAAver Economy Class award ticket from anywhere in the contiguous 48 to Las Vegas or Los Angeles…
