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A credit card offering a 0% balance transfer can save you money and help you get out of debt faster. At CreditCardOffersIQ, we track the best balance transfer credit card offers available, including the industry leading Citi Platinum Select Mastercard, which offers 0% for 21 months on both balance transfers and purchases. If you want to transfer a balance from a Citi card, youll find that Discover, Chase, and Capital One also have attractive balance transfer offers. Lets start with our editors pick:

• 0% Intro APR on Balance Transfers and Purchases for 21 months.

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Is it time to upgrade your frequent flyer credit card to something that really suits your lifestyle? Whether you travel frequently or you want more flexibility in how you can redeem your frequent flyer points, the American Express Platinum Edge credit card has you covered. You get a reasonable annual fee and a chance to earn up to three points per dollar spent when you shop with programme partners. Toss in a free flight and an outstanding bonus point offer, and it’s hard to go wrong with this deal.

Discover more about the American Express Platinum Edge credit card below or apply online today if it sounds like a good credit card option for you.

Type of Credit Card: Rewards credit card, Frequent flyer credit card

Interest Rates*: The purchase rate for the American Express Platinum Edge credit card is 20.49%. T

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On Wednesday, Banking giant Bank of America said  it will pay an $8.5 billion settlement to investors who were sold fraudulent mortgage securities prior to the 2008 financial crisis. As a result of the settlement, the bank expects to report a second-quarter net loss of between $8.6 billion and $9.1 billion (or a range of 88 cents to 93 cents per share).

Bank of America is expected to pay 22 investors after they claimed they had been misled by securities packages that included numerous mortgages belonging to borrowers who had questionable credit.

While the securities packages were highly rated by credit rating agencies, the investors believe that involved parties knew the packages were not safe investments and the borrowers with questionable credit could possibly default on their mortgages.

BofA was actually not directly involved at the time of the investment purchases, but was later exposed to the securities after the 2008 acquisition of Countrywide Mortgage Corp. The investor

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