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<text id=89TT2210>
<title>
Aug. 28, 1989: Business Notes:Credit Cards
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1989
Aug. 28, 1989 World War II:50th Anniversary
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<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
<hdr>
BUSINESS, Page 57
Business Notes
CREDIT CARDS
Now They'll Need Wallets
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<p> Aw, man, my credit card's maxed out, and I really wanted
that Nintendo game." Such plaints may soon come from the mouths
of adolescents. Denver's Young Americans Bank, which caters to
youths, will start issuing a kids-only MasterCard this week to
patrons who are at least twelve years old and can persuade an
adult to co-sign. Cardholders will pay a membership fee of $15
and an 18.8% finance charge on unpaid balances, but the
Kidcard's $100 credit limit seems to rule out wild shopping
sprees. "This way, they build their own credit history," says
bank vice president Cindy Culkin. "If they don't make the
payments, they've blown it by themselves."
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</body></article>
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