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Matt Brownell previously covered retail and personal finance for MainStreet.com, TheStreet's consumer news outlet. Now a business journalist based in New York City, his work has been featured on Fox Business, Yahoo, Newsweek and Bankrate.

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Your Secret Credit Weapon: The Chargeback
Credit cards can open numerous doors of opportunities, and many e... read more

September 26, 2019

Credit Cards
Rates on a Plane: The Expanding Frontier of Credit Card Sales
Passengers are used to hearing flight attendants give safety brie... read more

October 9, 2012

Credit Cards
Retailers Predict Massive Online Holiday Shopping Season
Projections for holiday retail spending are watched closely every... read more

October 5, 2012

Identity Theft and Scams
The Most Costly Mistake to Make With Your Bank Account
There’s nothing more expensive than spending money you don&... read more

September 27, 2012

Personal Finance
financial-planning-type
10 Cities With the Worst Credit Scores
They say everything is bigger in Texas. But apparently that doesn... read more

September 20, 2012

Credit Score
4 Bank Freebies That Still Exist
Whether or not swipe-fee reform has hurt or helped consumers rema... read more

September 17, 2012

Personal Finance