Rogelio Hackett, who stole more than half a million credit card numbers used to rack up nearly $40 million in illicit debt, was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison and fined $100,000.
Entries from July 2011
Credit card hacker sentenced to 10 years in prison
July 22nd, 2011 · No Comments
Tags: Credit Cards
Climbing out of wedding debt
July 22nd, 2011 · No Comments
A couple who borrowed to pay for a big wedding is now struggling to pay it off. Here’s a plan to pay down massive wedding debt.
Tags: Credit Cards · Debt Consolidation
Ask the Expert: Paying off wedding debt
July 22nd, 2011 · No Comments
When we got married, my husband and I decided to have a big wedding that cost $40,000. To pay for it, we took out a personal loan for $20,000 at a 10% interest rate and put the rest on a credit card that initially had a 0% rate but now charges 12%.
Tags: Credit Cards · Debt Consolidation
Credit card debt has to go
July 22nd, 2011 · No Comments
Gathering up all cash, even cashing in RRSPs, to aggressively tackle $134,800 in credit card debt is the first step back to solid financial ground for this Saskatchewan couple
Tags: Credit Cards
New Financial Watchdog Accepts Credit Card Complaints
July 22nd, 2011 · No Comments
A new consumer financial watchdog launched a Web-based system to collect credit card complaints on Thursday its first official day of business as a federal regulator.
Tags: Credit Cards