Will Credit-Card Legislation Cut Off Consumers?

Wall Street Journal by Sudeep Reddy | May. 15, 2009 (News Analysis)

The Senate is likely to pass its credit-card legislation on Tuesday, imposing new restrictions on a long list of industry practices around fees, disclosures and interest-rate changes. Full Story »

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Subjects: Politics, Business, Living, Media
Topics: U.S. Congress, Finance, Money, Bad Journalism
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - May 19, 2009 - 6:36 AM PDT
Reviewed by: News Comparisons (review), Derek Hawkins (review), Fabrice Florin (review), Richard Riehl (review)
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Oct 16, 2009 - 3:56 PM PDT
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Derek Hawkins
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 by Derek Hawkins - Aug. 18, 2009

One source -- and it's the White House economic adviser of all people. Sorry, not that informative.

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Richard Riehl
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 by Richard Riehl - Oct. 21, 2009

Definitely NOT quality journalism. Pretending fairness, the writer clearly stacks the deck against the legislation for being bad for the public, bad for the credit card industry, and unnecessary because the problem is solving itself.

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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - May. 19, 2009
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  • Credit Card Industry Aims to Profit From Sterling Payers

    New York Times by Andrew Martin | May. 19, 2009 (News Report)
    Credit cards have long been a very good deal for people who pay their bills on time and in full. Even as card companies imposed punitive fees and penalties on those late with ...
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