Posts Tagged ‘customers’

How could I accept credit card payments from my customers?

Monday, February 21st, 2011

I run a small start-up company but sell to very large banks who want to pay me by credit card. I do not more than ten transaction in an year. I find the credit card payment systems of banks to be too expensive and the PayPal is not liked by the big banks.

Stores allowing customers to trade in electronics

Friday, February 4th, 2011

Johnstown says it’s mending village finances
Johnstown officials are working to address concerns raised by a state audit released yesterday that concludes Village Council members did not have enough oversight of village finances.

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Personal lines of credit can become debt trap
Personal lines of credit were unheard of 20 years ago. But in the past five years their value has doubled and now stands at $219 billion, about 12 per cent of all Canadian household debt. According to the Bank of Canada, the amount we owe on them is growing at twice the rate of mortgage debt.

Read more on Kitchener – Waterloo Record

Stores allowing customers to trade in electronics
Radio Shack is just one store that is allowing customers to trade in their old electronics for store credit on a newer item.

Read more on WKRN Nashville

Credit union customers contacted by bogus robo-call: The Real Deal

Saturday, December 18th, 2010

Fed to Release Rules on Debit Card Transactions
The preliminary guidelines would be a first step toward lowering processing fees on debit card transactions.

Read more on New York Times

Citigroup’s New Credit Cards: A Closer Look
The bank is retiring some cards, adding new ones, raising annual fees and adding some perks.

Read more on New York Times

Credit union customers contacted by bogus robo-call: The Real Deal
Some customers of Central New York credit unions are receiving bogus recorded calls trying to fool them into thinking their credit or debit card number is compromised.

Read more on WSYR 9 Syracuse

Where can i find details of finance companies for customers purchasing a vehicle from me?

Sunday, September 19th, 2010

I am in the process of planning a small business selling cars and am looking at providing finance for customers through h.p. can anyone give contact details of companies in this field and any recommendations.
I am based in England UK
I want to provide this as a broker or similar so i can do the deal there and then.

My business wishes to have credit card autodebit facility for the customers. How to go about it?

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Credit Card Autodebit – customer sign up an agreement form so that an amount is deducted from their credit card account for payment purpose.

What authority I need to get approval from? What are the choices?

Where can I find a Finance Company to Fund my Bad Credit customers?

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

: I am the Finance Director for a Dodge Dealership in MS and I;m trying to find a finance company or bank to fund some of my more challenged customers. I’m talking 3 and 400 becons I know it’s out there I’ve seen it done

Price Comparison in UK : a Worthy Option for Customers to Reduce Energy Bills

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

At the present day, the two most important basic necessity for existence are Gas and Electricity. In UK, Energy supplies are provided by various service providers like British GAS, e-on, edf, ebico, npower etc. Other than this, the price comparison in UK have gained great popularity among citizens. This is an online tool, to assist customers to compare between suppliers and save money.

There are various energy suppliers in UK. Therefore, it is difficult for customers to decide which one would be best suited for them. For this purpose various price comparison sites have come up to assist customer decisions as well as provide them with every information regarding energy suppliers. This is widely used by all citizens, as it keeps the customers informed about the latest tariffs and also opens a wide range of choice for them. All you have to do is sign in any of the comparison sites and click on the ‘Compare’ link under the desired energy tariff. This will open a long list of questionnaires. These questionnaires get activated only if you put your post codes. A number of questions are asked to clarify and provide the cheapest tariff deals for you. Here you are supposed to specify your present energy supplier, the amount spent on bills, the annual units on these bills, the mode in which the last bill payment was done, mode in which you would like to pay your future bills and many more. Price comparison in UK is advantageous for all classes of people. It exposes the people to multiple tariff plans. He/she can choose any of the tariff that suits him the most. The plan that you choose depends upon your requirements as well as the tariff that you can pay.

One of the most important fact about price comparison in UK is that the websites also act as a mode of connection between the supplier and the customer. It is no longer required to visit their office and stand in long queues to apply for energy subscription. You can just sit at home and fill up the comparison questions to leave the message and the necessary details in the concerned website. These price comparison sites in turn contacts the concerned provider and confirms your subscription with the help of your postal code. Such websites have also proved advantageous for bill payments which can be done online. Some of the latest tariffs that have come up are fixed price products, economy 7, Green energy and repayment tariffs. All these plans can be compared online. People who want a stable energy requirement with fixed payment for them fixed price products are the best. Here the customer pays a particular amount of money in advance that provides him with a limited energy supply. Hence it prevents unnecessary billing because of fluctuating prices and rates. Economy 7 is specially made for economy 7 customers. It provides cheap billing at night for maximum utilization at night. Other than this, there is the prepayment tariff which is pay as you go tariffs where you pay according to your consumption. The green tariff has also become famous because it is Eco-friendly and is produced from solar or hydro energy.

Alden Jerry is an author of Xpert4u a Price comparison site that provides the relevant information on various Games, electronics and mobile phones products. Price Comparison

New credit card rules can ding best customers

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Editorial: Credit card abuses need monitoring
The average credit card debt among all American households is $8,400. Assuming that the household is paying the average interest rate of 18.9 percent on an estimated minimum payment of $168, it would take 50 years to pay off the balance, according to the Federal Reserve’s Credit Care Repayment Calculator.

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Tierney heralds credit card reform as law takes effect
PEABODY – The reform Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act went into effect Monday, signaling a nationwide change in the way credit card companies must notify customers of interest rate shifts, fees, policy amendments and accounting procedures.

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New credit card rules can ding best customers
Credit card holders: Your card issuers have been trying to tell you something by mailers and in actions that you need to know but have probably missed.

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Banks reject cheaper home loans to old customers

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

US bad loans buyback
WASHINGTON – US GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said on Wednesday they will buy back troubled loans contained in securities they have already sold to investors.

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Parents should use home as collateral for student loans, says think-tank
Middle-class parents should be forced to put up their house as collateral against their children’s student loans, according to a report into university funding.

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Banks reject cheaper home loans to old customers
MUMBAI: Amid a debate over teaser rates, bankers are believed to have turned down the RBI’s suggestion to extend cheaper home loans to existing customers saying that the move will impact their bottom lines.

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How do we offer finance to our customers?

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

We are a young business designing and building garden rooms. We lose customers who love our buildings because we don’t provide finance. I’ve googled, but companies offering us finance come up. Is there anyone out there who had done this recently for their business, or are you a company which provides this service.
Many thanks for helpful replies.