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My credit card company is asking for my current income citing "Federal Regulations"

So I received an e-mail today from a bank from whom I have an existing credit card as follows: To consider you for a future credit line increase, federal regulations require us to have your current income. Keeping your account info up to date is…
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What are the advantages of a Swiss bank account?

I've heard about bank accounts in Zurich / Switzerland, but I don't fully understand the unique advantages of swiss bank accounts. What I do believe about these (but don't know for sure): They accept money from anywhere without questions, including…
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How Does Home Sale Transaction Value Get into the Public Domain?

Being a privacy conscious person, when my wife and I bought our first house a few years ago, knowing that I did not consent to the information going public, I was surprised and a little perturbed to start getting bulk mail listing the exact value we…
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How can I send money on Paypal without revealing my real name or address?

I have not used Paypal before; however, I need to use it to send money now. I have heard that Paypal shows your real name and address when you send money. How can I stop that, so that I can send money without giving the recipient my real private…
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Why would a home insurer offer a discount based on credit score?

Recently I received a letter from my home insurance company: Thank you for being a Gore Mutual customer. We're working hard to ensure that our products are competitive. And we want to provide you with the most accurate, personalized pricing…
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Online money management applications: Do you trust Mint.com or Quicken Online, or other personal finance tools online?

For online applications such as Mint and Quicken (online), to automatically update your accounts, they'll always ask you to enter your login info to your banking and/or investment accounts. Do you trust giving out these types of personal…
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Is it safer to send credit card number via unsecured website form or by e-mail? What safer options are there?

I want to buy something from a VERY REPUTABLE Asian seller. They've got a lot of good references all over the internet. The only thing is, they are quite old-fashioned and so is their website. They want you to send your order via UNSECURED FORM on…
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How to know who bought the shares I sold

If I sold some shares through my stock broker, is there a way to find out who bought the shares I sold? Or is the transaction anonymous, where the buyer(s) and seller(s) will not be able to know the identity of the party they are trading with? I am…
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Can I use Mint.com without giving out bank details & manually enter transactions instead?

Can I use Mint.com without giving out my bank details (credentials), and manually enter my transactions instead?
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Questions from dealer when paying cash for a car

My wife and I recently bought a new Chevy from a dealer here in California. We didn't use a loan, paid using a personal check. Even though we told them we weren't financing the deal, they insisted on going through the entire process of filling out…
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Why does a real estate seller get to know the financing arrangements of the buyer?

If a seller of real estate will receive a payment for the full amount being negotiated when a sale closes, why do they (or do they?) get told what the financing arrangements the buyer may have made for a home buying loan? (It seems like it could be…
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When you e-file your taxes with TurboTax, does Intuit get a copy of your personal information?

When you e-file your federal taxes with TurboTax's PC software, do the tax forms go through Intuit's servers, or are they submitted directly to the IRS somehow? i.e. do Intuit servers ever see a copy of your filing, or no?
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Can shops use card payments to track/profile customers?

Can shops use payment information when you pay with a debit or credit card to track a customer's buying habits? In other words can a shopkeeper link different purchases at different times in his shop together if they were done with the same card or…
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Are you just shooting yourself in the foot if you give to charities that solicit door to door or over the phone?

It seems like if charities come to the door and you give them money, you just end up with more charities at your door. The same happens with charities that solicit by phone. They obviously share phone lists. We even had a charity call us and tell…
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What's the fuss about identity theft?

I know, people can steal your money, or can borrow money in your name, etc. But in the end you should be able to demonstrate that you didn't do that, right? What would worry me is somebody getting my e-certificate. That's like a passport without…
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