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Beginning April 1 consumer access to a free, federally mandated annual credit report from the three major credit bureaus will be simplified.

The first reform of the Credit Card Act of 2009 is now in affect with more laws to follow in August.

Bank of America is offering new customers a $75 bonus for opening new My Access Checking Accounts.

Visa and MasterCard have both suspended the use of credit card transactions that fund online gambling accounts.

MasterCard won six awards, including Best Overall Corporate University, at the 11th annual Corporate University Xchange Awards for Excellence and Innovation.

Analysis of prepaid card industry has found that the rising popularity of prepaid cards are having a major impact on the profits of Visa and MasterCard.

Larry Flanagan, chief marketing officer and executive vice president, of MasterCard Worldwide, has been announced as a speaker at the Global Sports Industry Summit in Paris, France from September 28 – October 1.

Discover has launched Straight Talk, a series of online support articles and videos to help consumers understand credit card issues.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and The MasterCard Foundation are founding a $16 million program through Opportunity International to provide access to savings accounts and agricultural loans in rural sub-Saharan Africa.

MasterCard has announced that they will be the inaugural sponsor of the American Payroll Association’s Money Matters National Education Day on Sept. 9, 2010 during National Payroll Week.