American Express is set to bring the excitement of the US Open Tennis Championships to New York City with special events at Pershing Square, Madison Square Park and the World Financial Center, as well as significant presence and Cardmember benefits on-site at Flushing Meadows.

Elite status is just a click away for Mileage Plus Visa (R) cardmembers. Chase [NYSE: JPM] and United today announced that cardmembers can earn Elite Qualifying Miles--valid toward Mileage Plus elite status--as well as double Redeemable Miles for every dollar spent on united.com during 2005.

Mexicana Airlines and Bank of America today announced consumers can earn a coupon for a free companion ticket after their first purchase and receive a $99 companion ticket coupon annually after that with the new Mexicana Airlines Visa Platinum credit card.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car, North America's largest rental car company, today announced a partnership with Discover(R) Card in its Cashback Bonus(R) program.

Use your MasterCard card to purchase a Mobal World Phone ($49 and up) and get a $10 credit against your first calls. No more rentals! Pay only for your calls. Mobal's got the world covered.

Club Rewards(R) from Diners Club(R) unveils the new 2006 Club Rewards Catalog, offering Cardmembers a variety of new choices and even greater flexibility. From an increased selection of choices in some of our most popular categories to entirely new rewards options, enhancements are now available as part of the new catalog.

For the convenience of credit card account holders the following alphabetically listed links can be used to take you to the login page of the named banks and card issuers. If you use a link you will be taken to the card issuers own encrypted login page, from where you can pass into and manage your account. .

As a member of one of the major rewards networks you may wish to check your credit card reward account or redeem the Rewards miles and points or other benefits you have earned. Simply click on the secure link to the login page applicable to you. Remember Market Pro Secure has no access to your confidential information.

The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires each of the national credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian and TransUnion, to provide consumers with a free copy of your credit report once every 12 months. The process is easy. You will need to enter personal information and you will be required to answer a few personal questions to positively establish your identity. Once completed you can immediately download your credit report.

If you think of credit as a short-term loan to be paid off within a few months, you'll start making better use of your cards right away. Furthermore, if you can only afford to pay the monthly minimum for a prolonged length of time, you might want to consider putting yourself on a strict budget until the balance reaches zero.