New interest-rate rules aim to protect credit-card users - Jackson Clarion-Ledger
Story date: 2008-12-18 10:19:00
Added on: 2008-12-19 03:35:27
The rules, which take effect in July 2010, will allow credit card companies to raise interest rates only on new credit cards and future purchases or advances, rather than on current balances. Amid the recession and rising job losses, consumers - even ...
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