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The Credit Card Act of 2009: Five Ways It Will Affect You

Manisha Thakor | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business

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Manisha Thakor

Thanks to the Credit Card Act of 2009, relief from credit card debt is on its way. Come February 22, 2010 there will be new consumer protections put in place. This legislation has something for everyone.

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Getting Rich and the Marshmallow

Don McNay | Posted 07.25.2009 | Business

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Don McNay

We have a financial system that has played to people's weaknesses. We have allowed people who are prone to instant gratification to have as much credit as they could get their hands on.

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A Tale of Two Contracts

Rachel Natelson | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: New York City Department of Education, College Student Credit Cards, Predatory Lending, Military, Credit CARD Act, No Child Left Behind, Military Enlistment, Military Recruiting, Credit Cards, No Child Left Behind Reauthorization, Politics News
Rachel Natelson

While "tangible inducements" to minors may now be a forbidden tactic in credit card marketing, military recruiters continue to ply students with key chains, hats, and t-shirts in pursuit of their goals.

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Obama Credit-Card CEOs Meeting: President To Push New Rules

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 05.24.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Thursday he is determined to get a credit-card law that eliminates the tricky fine print, sudden rate i...

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Obama's Credit Card Dog Day Afternoon

Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.22.2009 | Politics

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Stuart Whatley

In the current system, credit card companies do not provide an essential service anymore; it's more a societal stranglehold -- a gun to the head of the middle class.

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