business - "credit"

Increased volatility grips stock markets, big investment banks tot up losses from a credit market seizure and jobs are slashed -- being a trader has seldom been more stressful.

(http://www.money-zine.com/Category/Debt-Consolidation/)In an attempt to better service the creditworthiness assessment market, several of the credit bureaus have announced what are termed thin-file credit scores for individuals with thin credit histories. By doing so, these credit bureaus allow lenders and creditors to reach an under-served market of Americans with little or no traditional debt payment records.

The name behind FICO is being hit by the credit crunch and increasing competition. But some value investors have been snapping up the shares

The chairman, president and chief executive of credit card company Capital One financial corp. exercised options for 29,268 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

Target, the discount retailer, is to sell about half of its store credit card portfolio to JPMorgan Chase for $3.6bn, in a deal that follows activist investor pressure from Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management

The turnround in sentiment for stocks and credit risk since the credit crunch peaked in mid-March showed signs of consolidating as oil prices climbed to a record high, breaking the $120-a-barrel mark for the first time

What with the blockbuster initial public offering of Visa (V), and the continued outperformance of MasterCard (MA) shares, it would certainly seem that 2008 is the 'Year of the credit Card' on wall street...(Read More)

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The U.S. dollar deepened its losses in late afternoon trading Monday after a downturn in stocks and an unsettling report on the progress of the credit crunch offset a surprisingly upbeat report on the U.S. services sector.

Gulf Air has partnered with Ahli United Bank to offer the bank's credit card holders a 10% discount when they choose to travel with Gulf Air.

Target Corp. said Monday it will sell nearly half its credit-card receivables to JPMorgan Chase & Co. for $3.6 billion, a move the retailer had long resisted. Target will still run its credit card business, which includes a Target Visa card and a store card,...