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Last August it was made known across the world that Capital One would eventually acquire HSBC Bank`s $30 billion American credit card collection for $2.6 billion in money and stocks.

On May 1, the deal eventually went through and …

Some new research from Capital One indicates that consumers are becoming increasingly disgruntled with rewards credit cards.

The fact that the funds are not protected in case of debit card theft or fraud is not known to many people.

New consumer studies have indicated that American consumers will be spending the same amount of money on presents for friends and family this holiday season as they did last year, but they will be relying heavily on retail sales and …

With United States economy still on very shaky ground, more and more consumers are looking to get the most out of rewards programs, especially travel related programs.

Capital One have shaken up their business credit card portfolio with the launch of Spark Business. The new line of six small business credit card accounts promises to provide business customers with a wide range of exclusive benefits coupled with …

Capital One are set to change the face of credit card lending for small business owners with the launch of their new Spark Business Cards.

Citigroup have reported an increase in defaulted credit card payments during August 2011, making it the second consecutive month which has seen the default rate increase for the credit card issuer.

Capital One are celebrating ten years of partnership with Consumer Action which has helped to educated thousands of American consumers in a wide variety of financial matters.

Capital One’s proposed acquisition of ING Direct is pending approval by the Federal Reserve, if the deal, worth $9.2 billion, is approved Capital One will become the fifth largest bank by deposits in the United States.

Capital One completed a $33 billion deal to purchase all HSBC owned or managed credit cards last week, but reassured customers that they can expect only good things in the wake of the agreement.

Traveling abroad can be very expensive, but smart travelers are stretching their hard earned dollars further regardless of how far from home they decide to venture by making the right decisions when it comes to currency exchange.

Bank of America has topped a poll to discover the best bank for credit card safety for the fifth consecutive year.

According to a survey commissioned by credit card issuers Capital One, rewards cards will help American consumers to enjoy a summer vacation despite rising fuel and travel costs.

United States Senators are calling for greater protections to be put in place for business credit cards in order to erase the clear division between consumers and business customers.