http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/rss/rss-view.php?id=25 CreditCards.com News Feed for All credit card news stories. en-us Fri, 8 Apr 2011 00:00:01 -0500 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:05:55 -0500 editors@creditcards.com http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/sally-herigstad-afford-settlement-credit-card-debt-1294.php?aid=2741cce8&rss_lnk=25 When a debt goes into collections, don't agree to a payment plan that you can't realistically pay each month. Explore your budget and your options first Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/sally-herigstad-afford-settlement-credit-card-debt-1294.php http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/money-disorders-financial-dependency-1264.php?aid=2741cce8&rss_lnk=25 Having someone else pay your bills may sound nice, but not being in control of your finances can lead to feelings of helplessness and depression Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/money-disorders-financial-dependency-1264.php http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/federal-reserve-g19-consumer-credit-february-2011-1276.php?aid=2741cce8&rss_lnk=25 Credit card holders continued to scale back their use of plastic in February, causing revolving debt balances to decline, based on the latest consumer credit data from the Federal Reserve. Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:00:00 -0500 http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/federal-reserve-g19-consumer-credit-february-2011-1276.php