Credit Card Interest Rates

Credit Card Interest Rates Hit Record Highs As Companies Market More Aggressively

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 01.04.2012

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If one of your New Year's resolutions is to pay off your credit card debt, be advised that it's getting harder all the time. That's because credit car...

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Credit Cards Horror Stories: 'My Credit Card Had A 79.9% APR'

CNN Money | Blake Ellis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Toni Riss had a credit card with a 79.9% interest rate. The 58-year-old woman from Texas thought she struck gold when she found the First Premier card...

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Top 5 Signs You Need a New Credit Card (PHOTOS)

Beverly Blair Harzog | Posted 05.25.2011

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Beverly Blair Harzog

Life changes. It happens whether we like it to or not. And when changes occur, we often develop new credit card needs. Sometimes the signs that you need a new card are subtle. But sometimes they smack you right in the face.

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Credit Card Interest: How Your Bills Can Help You Save

walletpop.com | Lita Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Have you looked at this new box on your credit card bills yet? If you're in the habit of just paying the minimum and not taking the time to read the b...

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Bipartisan Blight 2: Will Dodd Kill Consumer Financial Protection Agency?

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert L. Borosage

A new agency is essential. If Republicans want to stand with banks rather than consumers, let them. Bring the bill up, let Republicans filibuster it. Take that argument into the fall elections.

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Banks Raise Credit Card Interest Rates In First Half Of 2009

CNN | Ben Rooney | Posted 05.25.2011

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Even after the Federal Reserve reduced their borrowing costs, the nation's banks raised credit card rates and boosted profit from the consumer debt in...

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Citi Sharply Raises Interest Rates On Credit Cards Months Before New Rules Take Effect

Financial Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Citigroup has sharply increased interest rates on up to 15m US credit card accounts just months before curbs on such rises come into effect, in a move...

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Ryan Grim

Congress Passes Landmark Credit Card Reform; House Passes GOP Amendment To Allow Guns In National Parks

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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The House of Representatives passed sweeping credit card reform legislation Wednesday aimed at limiting abusive and deceptive credit card practices. T...

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Ryan Grim

Dodd: Movement To Cap Credit Card Interest Rates Growing

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) released the text of his credit card reform package on Monday and we posted it online, asking for your thoughts. More than 9...

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Looking for Bailout Love in All the Wrong Places

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

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Don McNay

Citigroup and AIG employ thousands of good people. But they have had rotten apples in leadership. They created a culture that is probably impossible to change or fix.

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Citigroup And The Credit Card

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christopher Brauchli

As credit card holders who carry unpaid balances know, most credit card companies reserve the right to raise interest rates at most any time for most any reason.

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