Too many families know what it is like to be stressed out to the max because of worrying about all of the unpaid debts Debt can be the number one reason why any married couple or relationship might end up going badly because sometimes the stress is more than can be handled by everyone

Almost every American family is faced with some kind of debt related problem in this post recession period Most of us that have been used to handling multiple credit cards had to face serious debt related issues as the income levels dwindled during the recession period

On this day 47 years ago American Express opened its doors for business for the first time in the UK Holders of the newly issued charge cards could use them to settle their bills in nearly 3000 shops, restaurants and car hire companies in the UK

Replicas of the latest systems designed to protect your credit cards online are being used by fraudsters to mimic the credit card issuers own security systems and to steal card holders personal information The best credit card security verification systems of ‘MasterCard SecureCode’ and ‘Verified by Visa’ manage the enhanced ‘2nd layer’ security of some 70 million credit card holders, according to statistics from the UK Card Association

With some autumn turbulence in the credit card industry over the gradual move towards ‘positive payment order’, UK Consumer Watchdog The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is warning people to stay well clear so-called ‘Debt Management Companies’ who claim to be able to get credit card and loan debts written off