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politicalnewslive.blogspot.com - 5/20/2009
Video: Senate passes credit card overhaul bill
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The Senate voted overwhelmingly to rein in credit card rate increases and excessive fees, hoping to give voters some financial breathing room. AP's Jerry Bodlander reports.
What Does Your Credit-Card Company Know About You?
nytimes.com - 5/14/2009
What Does Your Credit-Card Company Know About You?
— nytimes.com — What Does Your Credit-Card Company Know About You? (more) What Does Your Credit-Card Company Know About You?
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pfcreditcards.com - 5/23/2009
Credit Card Companies are Screwed with the New Bill
— pfcreditcards.com — Allow customers to pay their bill on the phone and internet without an additional charge Let customers... spare themselves from over the limit fees Give 45 day notice to customers before they can increase the interest rates Consumers under 21 must ... (more) Credit Card Companies are Screwed with the New Bill

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Credit-Card Fees Curbed
online.wsj.com - 5/20/2009
Credit-Card Fees Curbed
— online.wsj.com — [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. (more) Credit-Card Fees Curbed
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