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Credit Card Reform

Monday, May 5th, 2008

There’s some really good news on the horizon as the Federal Reserve proposes a series of reforms for credit cards and overdraft services that will definitely help consumers.

Highlights of the reforms include

  • Banks would be prohibited from increasing the rate on a pre-existing credit card balance (except under limited circumstances) and must allow the consumer to pay off that balance over a reasonable period of time.
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