Robert McKinley contributed to and was interviewed for hundreds of stories for the Wall Street Journal and its related special reports and publications. Here is a sampling of 88 briefs of the most significant and directly referenced interviews of Robert McKinley by Wall Street Journal reporters.
Most of the articles listed have free access to the full text. However, if a link no longer connects or has been removed, then it will be necessary to access the publisher’s archives directly, through a licensed third party or through archive databases available at most public libraries. In some cases a nominal fee may be required for the full story text.
Robert McKinley also prepared the monthly “Table of Bank Credit Card Rates” for the Wall Street Journal and Barron’s, under contract, between 1988 and 2008. The “Table” was referenced often to support legislative, regulatory and litigation activity.
1. WSJ reporter Peter Pae interviews RAM Research CEO Robert McKinley on CREDIT CARD COMPETITION for page B1 story titled: Credit Cards: Card Issuers Turn to Stealing Customers
2. WSJ reporter Brandon Copple interviews RAM Research CEO Robert McKinley on CREDIT CARD MARKETING for page A1 story titled: Credit-Card Mailers Offer Kitchen Sink, But Customers Say, `Just the Bill, Please’
3. WSJ reporter Stephen E. Frank RAM Research CEO Robert McKinley on the CITICORP AT&T CARD ACQUISITION for page A1 story titled: Citicorp’s Decision to Pay High Price For AT&T Card Unit Is a Risky Bet
4. WSJ reporter Anita Raghaven interviews RAM Research CEO Robert McKinley on DEAN WITTER’S CEO for page C1 story titled: Dean Witter’s Purcell gets his day after hits and misses
5. WSJ reporters Stephen E. Frank and John R. Wilke interview RAM Research CEO Robert McKinley on a POTENTIAL ANTITRUST LAWSUIT for page A3 story titled: Visa, MasterCard May Face Antitrust Suit — Justice Officials Consider Challenging Prohibition On Rival Credit Cards
6. WSJ reporter Stephen E. Frank interviews RAM Research CEO Robert McKinley on the MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER MERGER for page C18 story titled: The Morgan Stanley / Dean Witter Merger: Deal Could Draw Out Discover Card’s Promise
7. WSJ reporter Nancy Ann Jeffrey interviews RAM Research CEO Robert McKinley on AMERICAN EXPRESS REWARD PROGRAMS for page B4 story titled: American Express Ties Rewards Plan To Rivals’ Cards
8. WSJ reporter Laurie Hays interviews RAM Research CEO Robert McKinley on BANK MARKETING for page B1 story titled: Banks’ marketing blitz yields rash of defaults
9. WSJ reporter Vanessa O’Connell interviews payments expert Robert McKinley on FEDERAL RESERVE RATES for page C1 story titled: Fed action won’t knock down credit-card rates
10. WSJ reporter Laurie Hays interviews RAM Research CEO Robert McKinley on CREDIT CARD DELINQUENCY for page A1 story titled: Late payments on credit cards reach 3.34%, matching 1990-1991 recession
11. WSJ reporter Kevin Goldman interviews RAM Research CEO Robert McKinley on AMERICAN EXPRESS ADVERTISING for page A3 story titled: American Express Tries to Serve An Ace to Visa in U.S. Open Ad
12. WSJ reporter Stephen E. Frank interviews RAM Research CEO Robert McKinley on CREDIT CARD USAGE for page C1 story titled: Your money matters: Card users may be the winning targets of a raging battle in credit industry
13. WSJ reporter Eleena de Lisser interviews RAM Research CEO Robert McKinley on CREDIT CARD MARKETING for page B1 story titled: MARKETING
14. WSJ reporter Steven Lipin interviews RAM Research CEO Robert McKinley on AMERICAN EXPRESS EUROPE for page A9 story titled: American Express to Buy Travel Agency In Scandinavia to Boost European Role
15. WSJ reporter Kevin Goldman interviews RAM Research CEO Robert McKinley on MASTERCARD ADVERTISING for page B8 story titled: MasterCard Dumps Carefree Ads For More Cautious Sentiments
16. WSJ reporter Kevin Goldman interviews RAM Research CEO Robert McKinley on GM CARD ADVERTISING for page B1 story titled: Advertising: GM reaches for the gold, sans McCann
17. WSJ reporter Peter Pae interviews RAM Research CEO Robert McKinley on a CONGRESSIONAL RATE BILL for page A3 story titled: Banking Industry Sees Disaster in Efforts By Congress to Limit Credit-Card Rates — Citicorp Bond-Sale Closing Is Delayed, Stocks Drop As Losses Are Predicted
18. WSJ reporters Georgette Jasen and Peter Pae interview RAM Research CEO Robert McKinley on CARD RATE COMPETITION for page C1 story titled: Your Money Matters: Where to Find Lower Credit Card Rates
19. WSJ reporter Peter Pae interviews RAM Research CEO Robert McKinley on a PRESIDENTIAL RATE EXHORTATION for page A3 story titled: President Urges Banks to Lower Rates On Credit Cards to Stimulate Spending
20. WSJ reporter Peter Pae interviews payments expert Robert McKinley on the NONBANK COMPETITION for page A5 story titled: Competition in Credit Cards Is Growing — Nonbank Firms Offer Lower Fees, Interest Rates
Robert McKinley Reports, Analyzes, Writes, and Edits Content for the Following Online Publications or Services:
Bankcenter (payment-related news releases for executives & consumers)
CardBuzz (published payment-related news for executives & consumers)
CardFlash (payments news for executives)
CardData (quarterly payment data for executives)
CardTrak (payments news for consumers)
PYRPTS (global payment reports)
PYVNTS (global payment events)
The RAM Reports (annual payment reports for executives)
RAM Research (consulting, research, analysis)
Ruebud Media (network of payment-related services)
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