Christopher Maag

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Contributing writer for Credit.com, Chris graduated with honors from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and has reported for a number of publications including The New York Times, TIME magazine and Popular Mechanics.

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Bank Regulator: We Passed Too Many Bank Regulations!
One of the nation’s top banking regulators delivered an unu... read more

May 24, 2011

Personal Finance

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Russell Simmons’ Prepaid Card Company Subpoenaed
Florida’s attorney general subpoenaed the prepaid debit car... read more

May 23, 2011

Credit Cards

Power Play in Debit Card Swipe Fee Fight
In the war between big banks and big retailers over control of yo... read more

May 23, 2011

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Want to Charge Weed? What Credit Card are You Carrying?
[Update: Some offers mentioned below have expired. For current te... read more

May 21, 2011

Credit Cards

Pew: “Business” Credit Cards Dangerous for Individuals
Every month, Americans receive 10 million business credit card of... read more

May 19, 2011

Credit Cards

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Miss Wisconsin Charged with ID Theft, Loses Crown
Miss Wisconsin USA has forfeited her crown and resigned from the ... read more

May 17, 2011

Identity Theft and Scams