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From: wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin )
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Visa/Mastercard deals
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Date: Fri, 23-Aug-85 10:47:20 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 23 10:47:20 1985
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In article <480@moncol.UUCP> ben@moncol.UUCP (Bennett Broder) writes:
>There were a couple of postings about a month ago concerning banks
>that offer particularly good deals on Visa and Mastercard.  I am
>looking for one that offers no annual fee and no finance charge if the
>bill is paid on time.  If someone knows of such as beast (preferably
>but not necessarily in NJ), I'd appreciate hearing from you.

Check with any and all credit unions that you can belong to -- they are
the best sources for free credit cards. They contract with other
organizations, usually out-of-state, that actually issue the cards.
(For example, I belong to a CU here in St. Louis, MO -- the MasterCard
they issue comes out of Florida, and the bills come from there, and
payments get sent down there.) 

Note: If you can find a credit union that will acccept your credit card
payments in person, there at the office, you can reduce the cost even
further, by not paying 22 cents each month to mail the payment. This is
only worthwhile if the CU has an office at your work site, though, so
you don't have to make special trips.

Will