Credit Card Interest Rates

Banks Raise Credit Card Interest Rates In First Half Of 2009

CNN | Ben Rooney | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics


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...

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

Financial Times | Posted 07.31.2009 | Business


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...

Ryan Grim

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics


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

Ryan Grim

Dodd: Movement To Cap Credit Card Interest Rates Growing

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics


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...

Looking for Bailout Love in All the Wrong Places

Don McNay | Posted 04.03.2009 | Business


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.

Citigroup And The Credit Card

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 02.15.2009 | Business


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.