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After her husband's recent death, a Shorewood woman notified the couple's credit card company. A representative told her that the account was only in her husband's name, even though she had a card with the same account number. The company canceled the card, along with 100,000 frequent flier miles the couple had accumulated.

"Other credit card companies may have the same policy, but I would guess that few couples know about this," she wrote to Whistleblower. "It seemed very unfair to me and a loss of about $1,000 in plane tickets."

The woman had charged many of the funeral expenses to the card and was still responsible for the account's remaining balance.

Do you think this practice is fair?