Credit Card companies, which must shape up Dec. 1 in order to comply with government-mandated reforms, aren't exactly rushing to shape up, reports BillShrink, a site that lets you compare credit cards, cell phone plans and other services.
This Seattle KOMO News article about the free cell phone rate comparison site BillShrink — the site also compares gas prices and credit card offers — has an infomercial-like tone that almost made me dismiss it, but the evidence within...
BillShrink's free credit card comparison service launches today, and you should check it out to see whether your current credit card is the best available option for you. The great thing about BillShrink is it doesn't try to get you to sign up for...
BillShrink is a new site that analyzes your cellphone use and shows you the plan from all the carriers that will save you the most money. You can either manually enter your zip and how much you're paying monthly, or the more security cavalier can...
Billshrink.com is going to bring a never-before-seen level of transparency to consumers looking for the best credit card offer. Think of it as a turbocharged dashboard for navigating the credit card market. The site launched earlier this year as...
You may think that buying an iPhone with AT&T service is an expensive commitment, and you'd be right. But as this chart from BillShrink shows, your total cost of ownership (TCO) for any of the latest smartphones is going to exceed 2 grand over a...
Timothy is getting raped with a 24% APR on his credit card and wants help getting it lowered. He writes:
As we noted yesterday, the average cellphone user is paying at least fifty cents to one dollar per minute because they're only using 32% of their minutes. To make sure you're on the plan with the best value, services like BillShrink and MyValidas...
When Wally first got his Capital One credit card, the interest rate was 12 percent. Then they raised it to 22.9 percent. Now they're going to raise it again—the day after Christmas—to 25.9 percent.
Beverly, who always pays on time and recently started paying off her balance in full every month, just saw the rate on her Capital One card more than double, from 13.9% to 29.4%. That'll teach you to not help sink the economy, Beverly!
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