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onthehillblog.blogspot.com - 12/19/2008
Center For Responsible Lending: New Credit Card Rules a Strong Step in the Right Direction; Jury's Out on New Overdraft Proposal
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Federal regulators issued credit card rules that take a "significant" step to curb some of the industry's most unfair and abusive practices, according to a well-known research and policy organization working to eliminate abusive financial practices.
reuters.com - 12/14/2008
Banks and consumers brace for new credit card rules
— reuters.com — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. credit card industry, harshly criticized for imposing surprise fees and interest rate... hikes on consumers, may face a day of reckoning on Thursday.. The Federal Reserve is to vote on credit card reforms that may bring ... (more) Banks and consumers brace for new credit card rules

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