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CHAPTER 1 - Credit Cards
1.1. How credit cards work
1.1.1. Advertising, solicitation, application and approval
1.1.2. Interest charges
1.1.3. Benefits to customers
1.1.4. Detriments to customers
1.1.5. Grace period
1.1.6. Benefits to merchants
1.1.7. Costs to merchants
1.1.8. Parties involved
1.1.9. Transaction steps
1.1.10. Secured credit cards
1.1.11. Prepaid "credit" cards
1.2. Features
1.3. Security problems and solutions
1.4. Credit history
1.5. Profits and losses
1.5.1. Costs
    1.5.1.1. Interest expenses
    1.5.1.2. Operating costs
    1.5.1.3. Charge offs
    1.5.1.4. Rewards
    1.5.1.5. Fraud
1.5.2. Revenues
    1.5.2.1. Interchange fee
    1.5.2.2. Interest on outstanding balances
    1.5.2.3. Fees charged to customers
1.6. Over limit charges
1.6.1. UK
1.7. Neutral consumer resources
1.7.1. Canada
1.8. History
1.8.1. Collectible credit cards
1.9. Controversy
1.9.1. Hidden costs
1.9.2. Redlining
1.10. Credit card numbering
1.11. Credit cards in ATMs
1.12. Credit cards as funding for entrepreneurs

CHAPTER 2 - Choosing A Credit Card
2.1. Credit Card Terms
2.2. Balance Computation Methods
2.3. Other Costs and Features

CHAPTER 3 - Credit card associations
3.1. American Express
3.1.1. History
    3.1.1.1. Early history
    3.1.1.1.1. American Express buildings
    3.1.1.1.2. Nationwide expansion
    3.1.1.1.3. Financial services
    3.1.1.1.4. Loss of railroad express business
    3.1.1.1.5. Company role in Cable TV
3.1.2. American Express today
    3.1.2.1. Travel Division
    3.1.2.2. Charge card services history
    3.1.2.3. "Boston Fee Party"
    3.1.2.4. Financial services history
3.1.3. Credit Crisis
3.1.4. Advertising
3.1.5. Workplace
    3.1.5.1. Offices
    3.1.5.2. Job satisfaction
    3.1.5.3. Diversity
    3.1.5.4. Acquisition of American Express Bank Ltd. by Standard Chartered Bank
3.1.6. Management and corporate governance
3.2. Diners Club
3.2.1. Founding
3.2.2. MasterCard alliance
3.2.3. Carte Blanche
3.2.4. enRoute
3.2.5. Acquisition by Discover Card
3.3. Discover Card
3.3.1. History
3.3.2. Business developments
3.3.3. Brand acceptance
3.3.4. Discover acquires Diners Club
3.4. Japan Credit Bureau
3.5. MasterCard
3.5.1. History
3.5.2. Features
3.5.3. Shareholders
3.5.4. IPO
3.5.5. Litigation
3.5.6. Advertising
3.5.7. Sports sponsorships
3.5.8. Management and Board of Directors
3.5.9. MasterMoney
3.5.10. PayPass
3.5.11. Banknet
3.5.12. EPS-Net
3.5.13. Publications
3.6. Visa
3.6.1. Background
3.6.2. Operations
    3.6.2.1. Corporate structure
      3.6.2.1.1. IPO and restructuring
    3.6.2.2. Association rules
    3.6.2.3. New services, security
3.6.3. Trade mark and design
    3.6.3.2. Dove hologram
3.6.4. Sponsorships
    3.6.4.1. Olympics
    3.6.4.2. Others
3.6.5. Legal proceedings

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