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Credit data isn't above government snooping
Kelly Dilworth | 6/14/2013

In the week since the National Security Agency's controversial data collection practices were revealed, numerous leaks have spilled out about what else the agency is collecting -- including credit card purchase data ... See more

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Americans pick computer programs over financial planners

When it comes to financial planning, Americans are turning to computer programs over living, breathing financial advisers, a June 2013 Gallup poll has found. While 24 percent of households said they use a financial planner, 33 percent said they use computer or online programs to manage their money. That's a flip-flop from 2003, when 30 percent said they used a financial planner and 24 said they used computer programs.

Gallup conducted the poll April 11-14, 2013, based on telephone interviews with random sample of 1,102 adults. The margin of error is 3 percent.

The chart below shows the percentage of households using computers and humans for money management in 2003 and 2013.

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CREDIT CARDS
RATE REPORT06-19-2013
	Change from last week	Avg. APR
National Average		14.95%
Low Interest Credit Cards		10.37%
Balance Transfer Credit Cards		12.39%
Business Credit Cards		12.98%
Student Credit Cards		13.16%
Airline Credit Cards		14.63%
Reward Credit Cards		14.78%
Cash Back Credit Cards		14.85%
Credit Cards For Bad Credit		23.64%
Instant Approval Credit Cards		28.00%

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