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Public Credit Card Complaint Database

25 January 2012

The Consumer Protection Agency, which was founded as part of the Dodd-Frank Act, is considering a public credit card complaint database. Good idea or maybe not?



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Changes in Disputing Process for Credit Card Charges

23 September 2011

We all know the sense of dread that hits when we realize our credit cards have been stolen or used without our knowledge. Here’s what to do to keep the headache factor down.



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President’s Speech Warning to Credit Card Companies?

9 September 2011

What does President Obama’s speech mean for the 2009 CARD Act, if anything? And how are credit card companies luring us for the 2011 holiday shopping season?



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EMV Chip Credit Cards

15 April 2011

Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase are currently adding the new EMV chips to many of their credit cards. The new technology will keep credit card users and their information safer.



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The CARD Act: One Year Later

21 February 2011

Now that the CARD Act is one year old, has anything changed and if so, have the changes been good or bad for consumers? You might be surprised at what we learned.



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Recent Credit Laws Affect Teens

7 July 2010

The article you’re about to read is designed to inform readers about credit cards that have an amount of money already added to them. We’ll examine the new C.A.R.D. Act that passed last year and has recently been set into motion…



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New Credit Card Rules Effective August 22, 2010

28 June 2010

More new credit card rules from the Federal Reserve mean more new card protections for you. Here are some key changes you should expect from your credit card company beginning on August 22, 2010.



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NMB Agrees to Stop Issuing Credit Cards

15 May 2010

A small New Jersey bank that specializes in credit cards for people with damaged credit histories has shut down its card program because of regulatory problems.



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Credit Card Reform 2010

13 March 2010

The FED, the Office of Thrift Supervision, and the National Credit Union Administration voted in May 2009 to adopt new changes to credit card policies. These regulations are aimed to work in favor of consumers, protecting them from previously unfair and perhaps unethical practices from credit card companies.



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Consumer Credit Card Protection Law 2010′ – A Blessing or Curse?

22 October 2009

Analyzing the consumer credit card protection law to take effect in February 2010, the new law poses many blessings to the consumer but a point of annoyance for card companies bent on increasing profits.



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