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Cheap credit is making a comeback, at least for some people: Credit card companies' fierce competition for new, low-risk customers has them ramping up their 0% interest rate offers again, and offering those teaser rates for longer. So if you have the FICO score to qualify, it's time to take advantage.

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If you feel like you've been getting a lot of mail lately encouraging you to open a credit card, it's not your imagination. Banks have been ramping up the number of offerings they're sending to your mailboxes. According to market research firm Synovate, credit card issuers sent 481.3 million...