Posted on January 26, 2009 by creditanswers
Recently, new rules adopted by the Office of Thrift Supervision will help protect consumers from certain abusive credit card lending practices that can result in excessive fees and interest rate charges.
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Posted on December 29, 2008 by creditanswers
According to Consumer Action’s 2008 Credit Card Survey, customer service representatives at six well-known financial institutions told surveyors that they would reduce cardholder’s credit limits because of perceived customer risk. Factors included a decline in cardholder credit scores, late payments, and balances that go too close to the credit limit. This practice is not necessarily [...]
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