MasterCard
will be expanding its offers program on MasterCard MarketPlace™, which is the company’s
online shopping portal to have deals through December. This may give
people some good savings for their shopping needs. Cardholders should check for
savings with merchants like Barnes & Noble and Toys“R”Us that
could be available exclusively for MasterCard cardholders, by means of using the
MarketPlace to find some discounts. Consumers that use it may be able to get shopping deals
with merchants nationwide involving travel, computers, electronics, and more,
not to mention the convenience of shopping at your available time online. No
need to have to drive to a store to get a good deal, do it at home or anywhere
online.
There
is also a SmartyPig Cash Rewards Prepaid MasterCard Card, that offers customers
some cash back at specific retailers. Cardholders may not have a monthly maintenance,
and they can have an opportunity to earn some cash back with some U.S. retailers. SmartyPig online savings account holders
have an option to load funds through their online account onto a prepaid MasterCard that can be used anywhere
the debit MasterCard is accepted. Cardholders could earn automatic cash back by
making purchases at select retailers and the cash-back can be transferred to a SmartyPig savings account
or be left on the SmartyPig cash rewards prepaid MasterCard to use toward future purchases.
This
is just one more way a card can help people with the finances and give some good
benefits for spending money. Consumers like flexibility when it comes to using
cards and making purchases. MasterCard offers prepaid
cards that may be helpful to people who are trying to manage their finances.
They have innovative products like the MasterCard PayPass™ and MasterCard inControl™.
Their services have been helpful to consumers, governments, and businesses. For
more information visit their website for all these details and more.
Discover Card News: Specialty Studen Loans Feature Competitive Rates and 24/7 Customer Service
Discover Student Loans recently added three new private student loans designed for graduate students in health professions, law school and MBA programs. The new loans are available on the recently redesigned DiscoverStudentLoans.com and are supported by student loan specialists available 24 hours every day.
The new DiscoverStudentLoans.com includes more tools and information to help students and parents with each step of the process – from exploring financial aid to repaying student loans.
Variable rates for the new graduate loans are currently lower than the fixed-rate federal Graduate PLUS Loan and include a nine-month grace period and a 20-year repayment period to help students manage their monthly payments.
As with Discover's other loans for undergraduate and graduate students, the new specialty loans have zero origination fees, and borrowers are eligible for a 2 percent Graduation Reward that can be applied to the principal loan balance or received in cash once they complete their degrees.
The new Discover Health Professions Loan is for graduate students seeking advanced degrees in allopathy, dentistry, nursing, occupational therapy, optometry, osteopathy, pharmacy, physical therapy, physician assistant, podiatry, and veterinary medicine.
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