CreditCards.com News: Instant Approval http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/rss/rss-view.php?id=4 CreditCards.com News Feed for Instant Approval stories. en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0600 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:03:03 -0600 editors@creditcards.com Consumers gain right to opt out of credit card rate increases http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/credit-card-act-takes-effect-1282.php?aid=2741cce8&rss_lnk=4 The first phase of the new Credit CARD Act of 2009 kicked in Aug. 20, lengthening notice requirements and giving consumers the right to opt out of rate increases. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:45:00 -0500 http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/credit-card-act-takes-effect-1282.php American Express boosts national average credit card interest rate http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/credit-cards-weekly-rate-report-aprs-american-express-1276.php?aid=2741cce8&rss_lnk=4 American Express this week raised annual percentage rates on several of its card offers, pushing the national average APR higher for the third time in four weeks. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:00:00 -0500 http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/credit-cards-weekly-rate-report-aprs-american-express-1276.php Credit card rates steady as banks struggle with uncertain economy http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/credit-cards-weekly-rate-report-aprs-unchanged-mixed-economic-1276.php?aid=2741cce8&rss_lnk=4 Amid mixed economic signals, banks kept interest rates unchanged on credit cards offers this week at 12.28 percent, according to the CreditCards.com Weekly Credit Card Rate Report. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:00:00 -0500 http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/credit-cards-weekly-rate-report-aprs-unchanged-mixed-economic-1276.php