White House says opposes House credit card bill (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Story date: 2008-09-22 03:33:41
Added on: 2008-09-22 17:35:10
The White House said on Monday it opposes legislation called "the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights" that would curb unfair and deceptive credit card practices, saying it would constrain banks' ability to price risk.
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