"Consumer borrowing fell again in July as households cut back on their credit card use for a 23rd consecutive month, adding more drag on an economy struggling to mount a sustained rebound."

From NEWS.YAHOO.COM, thanks Joel

I found this posted at CONTENT.USATODAY.COM on Wednesday.

"Good news for consumer debt but bad news for the U.S. economy: Credit card use fell in July for 23rd straight month, the Federal Reserve just ..."

I saw this posted at WWW.DATACOLLECTIONONLINE.COM.

"Inner Fence, maker of Credit Card Terminal for iPhone, is now shipping Credit Card Reader for iPhone, an Apple-authorized hardware accessory that allows merchants to swipe credit cards. The swipe accessory will be offered free to new merchants."

"The chairman of the Story County Board of Supervisors used a county credit card this summer to obtain a personal cash advance while gambling at Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino."

From WWW.DESMOINESREGISTER.COM, thanks Brenda

The 64-campus State University of New York system, one of the largest state systems in the nation, adopted a set of reforms on Tuesday aimed at protecting students from deceptive credit card practices.

The State University of New York has adopted new practices to help prevent students from falling victim to deceptive credit card marketing that can burden them with too much debt in tough economic times.