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Elizabeth Warren Needs You – Stop Funding Cuts in Consumer Protection

March 4th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Consumer Info, Credit Cards

If financial consumer advocates get their way this summer, Elizabeth Warren will be confirmed as the head of the new U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Warren, a Harvard Law School Professor, for years spoke critically and publicly against the predatory lending practices by the credit card companies. Many give her credit for exposing the issues [...]

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Overdraft and Late Pay Fee Limits Take Effect in August

June 15th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Credit Cards

There are many aspects to the new credit card regulations enacted under the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility And Disclosure (CCARD) Act Some went into effect last year, some spring 2010 and some will go into effect July 2010. The last changes will take effect August 22, 2010. As part of the CCARD Act, the Fed [...]

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Banks to Issue New Checking, Credit Card Fees

January 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Banking, Consumer Info, Credit Cards

We’ve already seen banks rush to slip in as many money-making fees and raise interest rates as much as possible before the new credit card legislation kicks in in February. For months, banking experts having been spouting predictions on how badly the banks are going to start sticking it to us. Now the banks’ sinister [...]

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