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2010-04-02
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| The Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, which took full effect Feb. 22, has changed the way credit card companies interact with customers in ways Congress intends will make using credit easier for consumers to understand. |
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2010-02-26
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| A recent report from SmartMoney.com notes that companies that make credit card offers are still finding ways to market to college students on campuses. |
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2010-02-24
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| College students and their parents may be relieved that Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act has finally gone live this week. After all, many of the law’s provisions are designed to protect college kids from issuers’ aggressive marketing and high-interest cards. |
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2010-02-23
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| Sweeping protections for credit card holders nationwide went into effect yesterday — particularly for college students. |
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A charge to save?
- The Sun Chronicle (new window)
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2010-02-23
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| Credit card regulations may help consumers, but lenders are still looking for ways to profit |
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2010-02-22
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| The long-awaited legislation on new credit card rules, otherwise known as the CARD Act, officially went into effect today. It's been a hard-fought battle for many consumer advocates and representatives of watchdog groups. |
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2010-02-22
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Credit Card Laws
- Fox CT (new window)
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2010-02-22
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Credit Card Law Enacted Today
- The National Journal (new window)
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2010-02-22
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| With little fanfare from Dems, the Credit CARD Act goes into effect today, 8 months after it passed Congress by wide margins. But despite a renewed commitment to better communicate their party's accomplishments from last year, Dems haven't had much to say about it. |
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2010-02-22
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| New credit card law restricts bank tactics, but sent interest rates up and credit lines down |
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2010-02-22
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| Under new regulations that went into effect Monday, your bank will have to tell you how long it'll take to pay off the bill if you only make the minimum payment. |
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2010-02-21
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| Come Welcome Week next fall, MSU students won’t get free T-shirts, water bottles, towels or pizza for signing the dotted line on a credit card agreement. |
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2010-02-21
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| A new credit card law takes full effect Monday with stronger protections for consumers, but borrowers beware: the law could result in higher interest rates and increased fees on many cards. |
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2010-02-21
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| After years of abusive practices by some credit-card companies, consumers may finally get some relief tomorrow when the new Credit Card Act takes effect, ushering in badly needed reforms, consumer advocates say. |
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New Credit Card Rules In Effect
- WHIO Dayton Channel 7 (new window)
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2010-02-19
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| WASHINGTON D.C. -- Starting Monday, new credit card rules go into effect that are designed to stop banks from gouging consumers. |
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Credit Cards and Campuses
- Inside Higher Ed (new window)
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2010-02-19
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| A new era in the vexed relationships between colleges, credit cards and students begins Monday, when most of the new provisions of the Credit CARD Act of 2009 take effect. The law provides new protections to students and imposes new requirements on colleges and alumni groups that offer credit cards. |
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2010-02-19
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| Parents expect their children to return home from their first year of college with a better grasp of the world and a perhaps a few new friends. Some, however, are arriving home with an unexpected burden—credit card debt. |
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2010-02-18
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| The credit card reforms enacted by Congress and signed by the president last year are set to take effect on Monday. Unsurprisingly, credit card issuers have already found several ways to get around the reforms. |
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2009-08-19
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2009-07-21
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| Thanks to credit card reforms kicking in next year, card issuers will have a tougher time getting teenagers on college campuses to apply for plastic without their parents' knowledge. |
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Credit-card bill could hit students hardest
- The Christian Science Monitor (new window)
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2009-05-19
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| Young consumers are easy prey for predatory credit-card issuers. They are relying on their plastic more than ever. |
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2009-04-16
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| As the spring semester ends, students look back at what they've accomplished over the months, either with a sigh of relief or a groan of disappointment over their efforts. |
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2009-04-15
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| Three very scary words: credit card debt. Either we or someone we know has had to worry about how to prevent debt from accumulating. |
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2009-04-13
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| As college costs soar, students are charging more educational expenses to plastic, helping boost credit card debt to record levels. |
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2009-04-13
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| As college costs soar, students are charging more educational expenses to plastic, helping boost credit card debt to record levels. |
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2009-04-12
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| A growing number of Connecticut lawmakers are calling for more regulations on how companies market credit cards at colleges. |
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2009-04-11
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| A growing number of Connecticut lawmakers are calling for more regulations on how companies market credit cards at colleges. |
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2009-04-11
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| A growing number of Connecticut lawmakers are calling for more regulations on how companies market credit cards at colleges. |
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2009-04-11
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| A growing number of Connecticut lawmakers are calling for more regulations on how companies market credit cards at colleges. |
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2009-04-08
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