Archive for August, 2008
American Express Business Travel Monitor Reports Domestic and International Airfares Reached Record Levels In Q2 2008
Companies Achieve Savings by Tightening Policy Compliance
NEW YORK, August 25, 2008 — American Express Business Travel today published data for North American-based domestic and international airfares from its Business Travel Monitor. For the second quarter of 2008, the Monitor confirmed that high fuel prices, which led many airlines to make capacity reductions and tighten [...]
American Express Credit Corporation Launches InterNotes® Retail Note Program
NEW YORK, August 25, 2008 — American Express Credit Corporation announced today that it has commenced an American Express Credit Corporation InterNotes® program.
American Express Credit Corporation InterNotes® are unsecured medium-term notes due nine months or more from the issue date for sale to retail investors and will generally be offered at par in $1,000 [...]
State of Arizona Renews JPMorgan Contract for Paperless Distribution of Benefit Payments
Arizona Quest Card Offers Claimants Easy, Secure Way To Receive State Assistance for Food Stamps, Other Programs
NEW YORK, August 21, 2008 - JPMorgan announced today that it has renewed its contract with the State of Arizona for the distribution of benefit payments to the more than 250,000 households currently participating in programs like food stamps [...]
American Express Serves the Best Moments of US Open Tennis on and Off the Courts to New Yorkers and Fans Across the Country
American Express Entertains Cardmembers with Exclusive Benefits at the US Open
NEW YORK, August 19, 2008 — For the 15th consecutive year, American Express will offer sports fans and tennis aficionados everywhere boundless opportunities to experience the exhilaration of the US Open. Cardmembers will be able to take in all the action on complimentary handheld televisions [...]
Five-Time U.S. Olympic Swimming Gold Medalist Aaron Peirsol Is Honored by Bank of America for His Work to Protect the Oceans
Bank contributes $15,000 to Peirsol’s “Race for the Oceans” campaign
BEIJING, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ — Bank of America today announced a $15,000 contribution to Aaron Peirsol’s “Race for the Oceans” campaign, following the U.S. Olympic swimmer’s gold medal performances in the men’s 100 meter backstroke and 4×100 meter medley relay at the Beijing Olympic Games. Peirsol, [...]
The Catch 22 of Building Credit When You Have None
In today’s world it is almost impossible to obtain anything without having a good credit line behind you. However, when you are an individual who is just starting out in the financial world and you haven’t even had the chance to establish any credit yet, this can become extremely frustrating. You have to [...]
Bank Of America And Housing Assistance Council Partner To Improve Rural Housing Opportunities With $10 Million PRI
HAC receives $200,000 grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Washington, DC, (August 15, 2008) – The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) today announced it received a $10 million Program Related Investment (PRI) from Bank of America, to improve affordable housing opportunities for rural Americans. The investment, the largest private commitment HAC has received to date, [...]
Knowing What To Compare On Different Business Credit Cards
As with any type of credit card that you might be applying for, one of the first important steps that you will want to do is to make a comparison on the many different business credit cards that are available today. By doing so, this will ensure that you will be [...]
Bank of America Names Richard Warriner Middle Market Banking Client Manager
Leads Team Serving Clients in Springfield and Southwest Missouri
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Aug. 13 /PRNewswire/ — Bank of America today announced that Richard Warriner has been named middle market banking client manager for Springfield and Southwest Missouri. He will be based in Springfield.
Warriner will be responsible for serving large corporations in various industries, including technology, financial, sporting [...]
JPMorgan is First Major Bank to Offer Workers Compensation Debit Card
Prepaid Card Program Helps Businesses Like Central Mutual Insurance Company Streamline Claims Payment Processing for Injured Workers
New York, NY - August 13, 2008 — JPMorgan today announced that it is the first major financial institution to enable insurance companies to use prepaid debit cards to deliver workers compensation benefits to injured or disabled workers. The [...]
