Cory Doctorow on Nostr: The most expensive credit cards come from the big, monopolistic banks, but you ...
The most expensive credit cards come from the big, monopolistic banks, but you wouldn't know it from the leaderboards produced by Credit Karma, NerdWallet, LendingTree, and Bankrate. All of these sites take bribes from the big banks to list their credit cards above those offered by credit unions - who are typically 10% cheaper than the big banks' cards.
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