Chase Card Services Unveils Enhanced Consumer Web Site
Chase Card Services has unveiled "an enhanced version of its popular Web site Chase Clear & Simple with new tools to help customers manage their accounts, tips to avoid unwanted fees and information to support their financial success. Through its relationship with AARP, Chase worked to create interactive tools, calculators, worksheets and other financial literacy resources for consumers 50 years of age and older."
The site features a new interactive financial literacy guide “50 Ways to Love Your Money” that was developed in collaboration with AARP Financial and Visa. This free guide is designed to help people age 50 and over successfully manage their finances and includes an introduction by renowned personal finance expert Jean Chatzky.
"We are constantly thinking of new interactive tools and resources to help our customers better meet their financial challenges,” said Mark Conces, general manager, Chase Card Services. “With our enhanced clear and simple approach and new financial guide, we are working to empower consumers aged 50+ with useful tools and information.”
“AARP members are balancing a lot of different priorities – from paying everyday bills to planning for the future. This guide will provide members with financial information and tools they can trust,” said Richard Hisey, president of AARP Financial. “It supports AARP’s emphasis on education and responsible use of credit, which is especially important during tough and confusing economic times.”
I find the entire article laughable. I, along with thousands of others received notification this week of Chase's "enhanced" services. Their new interactive tools includes increasing their minimum payment from 2% of balance to 5%. If that did not create enough of an uproar in assisting their customers achieve financial success they have implemented a $10 per month fee on card holders.
With such tools as these to help us successfully manage my financial challenges I will soon be on the street or paying even higher credit card payments because my credit rating is sure to suffer.
Posted by: Cherry Hammond | January 25, 2009 at 01:56 AM