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Capital One CEO Fined $.6 Million for Not Following the Law

Today, the Federal Trade Commission announced that Richard Fairbank, CEO of Capital One Financial Corp., will pay a $637,950 civil penalty to settle charges that his acquisition of Capital One Financial stock violated the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act. Fairbank’s recent multi-million dollar compensation package included over 100,000 Capital One Financial shares in 2018, which increased his …

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Here’s How a Virtual Credit Card Can Protect Your Credit

Typing your credit card number when making an online purchase can be a nerve-wracking experience. What if a hacker is “watching” and is able to obtain your personal financial information? Luckily, a product called a “virtual credit card” has been developed to help out in these situations. Here’s how a virtual credit card can help protect …

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Capital One® Launches Business CreditWise℠ to Help Business Owners Access, Understand and Manage Business Credit

Capital One (NYSE: COF) is helping demystify business credit for today’s business owners with the launch of Business CreditWise, an easy-to-use tool providing unlimited, free access to a company’s credit profile. Business CreditWise is available to any U.S. business (not just Capital One customers) and can be accessed at any time without impacting business credit. …

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How Creditors Rate at Helping Consumers Settle Debt

Michael Bovee, over on his Debt Relief and Credit Guides site has published a very good guide for people about how the major creditors are at providing settlements for problem debt. It’s a really good list and it ranks Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Discover Card, Citibank, Capital One, and American Express. For example, …

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Debt Relief Bureau Logo But Not the Debt Relief Bureau in This Mailer

When if the Debt Relief Bureau, not the Debt Relief Bureau? When you get a flyer in the mail from an anonymous source promising you help to get out of debt. An amazing reader Tish sent in a new debt relief mailer through my I Buy Junk Mail program. Well here is another anonymous mailer …

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Can I Get Macy’s and Capital One to Please Charge Off My Credit Cards? – Brigitte

“Dear Steve, I live in California, I’m 55yrs old woman, my 3 daughters just finished college, last month I lost my job, I have 2 credit cards, one is Macy’s for $5,000 and the other Capital one for $5,000, do you think if I call them and let them know I’m unemployed they will charge …

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