Credit card for college-bound students choices variants

Along with shopping for a mini fridge and extra-long twin sheets for your college-bound kid, have you stopped to think about what type of plastic to send along with your child for emergency expenses?

Groupon plans the credit card processing service

Groupon plans to dive into the small-business credit card processing business with a mobile reader similar to those from Square and PayPal, according to news reports. Bloomberg's Douglas MacMillan reports that a company known for producing credit card readers for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch has been testing Groupon's prototype device at independent retailers in the San Francisco Bay Area.

People are keeping debt levels down, number of consumer bankruptcy filings plunged by 14 percent.

Tighter credit in years past means fewer need debts discharged today

The tightening of consumer credit during the economic downturn may be paying off now, as the number of consumer bankruptcy filings plunged by 14 percent during the first half of the year, continuing the steep decline that began last year.

The euro slipped to a two-year low against the dollar.

NEW YORK - The euro slipped to a two-year low against the dollar and a near 12-year trough against the yen on Monday over fears that Spain may need a bailout.

Act Soon on New HARP Refinance

Hoping to qualify for a government-backed refinance of an underwater mortgage under the new rules for the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP)? Better act fast.