hf-implode.com - 9/17/2009
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" ACongress is considering three bills that would regulate the so-called interchange fees -- which generally amount to 1 to 2 percent of a total sale and totaled $48 billion in 2008. Meanwhile, the Government Accountability Office is doing a study of the fees, as required by a law signed by ...
Credit-Card Fees Targeted by Retailers Who Say Banks Overcharge
bloomberg.com 11/30/2008 — Nov. 29 (Bloomberg) -- The subprime mortgage crisis is giving department and convenience stores and gas stations a new argument in asking Congress for power to negotiate the fees banks charge them to process credit-card transactions. Retailers such ...
Saving Money on Credit Card Fees and APRs
moneyning.com 7 hours ago — The best advice anyone can give you on credit card fees and APRs is that the easiest way to save money is not to owe money. The conditions in today’s market also mean that you can find a credit card that matches the way you spend. If you maintain a balance constantly, it makes more sense to ...
Video: Credit card controversy
marketnewslive.blogspot.com 4/23/2009 — High credit card fees are coming under fire in Washington but banks say they need to price in risk.
Credit-Card Fees Curbed
online.wsj.com 5/20/2009 — [Dodd] Associated Press Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd (D., Conn.), left, accompanied by Sen. Carl Levin (D., Mich.) on Capitol Hill after the Senate voted for the credit-card overhaul.
Why banks are boosting credit card interest rates and fees
usatoday.com 11/10/2008 — "I never missed a payment," says Newsom, 63, of Mesquite, Texas, who owes about $5,000 on the card. "The bank is just looking for a reason to maximize profits." In recent years, banks have sharply raised interest rates and penalty fees on credit ...
Citigroup Starts Annual Fees For Some Credit-Card Users
online.wsj.com 8/20/2009 — APARAJITA SAHA-BUBNA Citigroup Inc. is instituting annual fees on some current credit-card accounts in an attempt to offset strict new legislation that could dent its profits. The move comes on the heels of several warnings from the banking industry, ...
Hedge Funds Terms and Fees
richard-wilson.blogspot.com 9/23/2009 — Hedge Funds Terms and Fees
Hedge Funds Resist Push to Change Terms and Fees
Hedge funds were expected to cave on demands by investors to lower fees and make it easier for investors to redeem their investment, but it seems that hedge funds have resisted the push. As hedge funds ...
Video: Consumers Win as Banks, Lawmakers Vie Over Fees
marketnewslive.blogspot.com 9/26/2009 — Some banks are easing overdraft-protection fees as lawmakers eye stricter rules, says Gerri Detweiler, Credit.com's personal finance adviser. But don't count on the new credit-card law going into effect early, as some lawmakers hope. Andrea Coombes reports.
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