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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Credit card crash: Small biz lender Advanta in trouble]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/05/12/credit-card-crash-small-biz-lender-advanta-in-trouble/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/05/12/credit-card-crash-small-biz-lender-advanta-in-trouble/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/05/12/credit-card-crash-small-biz-lender-advanta-in-trouble/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/axp/" rel="tag">American Express (AXP)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/headline-news/" rel="tag">Headline News</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/small-business/" rel="tag">Small Business</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/recession/" rel="tag">Recession</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2007/08/barclay-bcs-credit-card.jpg" />Small biz credit card issuer <a href="http://ADVNA">Advanta </a>(NAS: <a href="http://ADVNA">ADVNA</a>) <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;sid=a_FhoI2A4ZsM">will shut down accounts to preserve capital </a>and will stop lending June 10, according to Bloomberg. The company has 1 million customers that could be left without credit cards, yet another blow for small businesses suffocating without sufficient credit lines. Shares tumbled 24% on the news to less than a dollar per issue.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/05/12/credit-card-crash-small-biz-lender-advanta-in-trouble/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Credit card crash: Small biz lender Advanta in trouble</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/05/12/credit-card-crash-small-biz-lender-advanta-in-trouble/">Credit card crash: Small biz lender Advanta in trouble</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Tue, 12 May 2009 14:50:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/05/12/credit-card-crash-small-biz-lender-advanta-in-trouble/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1544011/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/05/12/credit-card-crash-small-biz-lender-advanta-in-trouble/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>advanta</category><category>american express</category><category>AmericanExpress</category><category>capital one</category><category>CapitalOne</category><category>credit</category><category>credit card</category><category>credit cards</category><category>CreditCard</category><category>CreditCards</category><category>inthenews</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Salkever]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 14:50:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
