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		<title><![CDATA[Senator Dodd Is Saving Lenders From Themselves]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senator Christopher Dodd is getting tough on his old chums in the commercial banking industry. The Connecticut Senator who heads the Senate Banking Committee, and was once the beneficiary of a Countrywide home loan himself, is turning on credit card issuers who have tried to wriggle out of an interest...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:07:55 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dirty Credit Card Secrets]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Financial Contributor Vera Gibbons spoke with Maggie Rodriguez about secret credit card company rate hikes.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why You Should Use a Credit Card for Airplane Tickets]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you routinely charge plane tickets to a debit card, stop. The New York Times explains why you should always use a credit card for your flight purchases:  Under the federal Fair Credit Billing Act, a credit card company is required to return your money for a service not...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Senate To Take Aim At 'Abusive' Credit Card Fees]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Senate will make perceived abuses in the credit card market, including rising and hidden fees, one of its first courses of business when it reconvenes next year. Democratic Sen. Carl Levin, who will become chairman of the Senate's permanent subcommitt The Senate will make perceived abuses in the credit...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Consumer Reports Investigation Finds Some Credit Card Issuers Predatory; How to Fight Back; the 10 Most Consumer-Friendly Credit Cards]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[YONKERS, N.Y., Oct. 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Thanks to cozy relationships that have developed over the years among lawmakers, federal regulators, and credit card issuers, getting trapped in the jaws of credit card debt has become alarmingly easy. A Consumer RYONKERS, N.Y., Oct. 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Thanks to cozy...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Consumer Credit Counseling: Credit Card Issuers’ Perspectives]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A flood of new entrants into the credit counseling industry has left issuers, consumer advocates, established CCCS agencies, and policymakers puzzled. While increased competition in any given market usually results in better deals for consumers and into increased innovation, such factors have not marked the explosion in the number of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[In Credit Card Lawsuit, Biggest Winner is Debit Card]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fallout from the surprise deal last month between MasterCard International and Visa USA to settle a lawsuit over fees is likely to roughly resurface-rather than level-the playing field between retailers and credit card companies. And credit card firm The fallout from the surprise deal last month between MasterCard International...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[VISA INT'L TELLS COURT RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA EXCEEDED POWERS. ]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY, May 19 Asia Pulse - Credit card company Visa International today began its case against the Reserve Bank of Australia RBA, saying the central bank had acted outside of its powers when it introduced new standards for the credit card industr      SYDNEY, May 19...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Regulators Put Credit Card Companies On Notice]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amid growing public discontent with credit card companies, federal regulators have published guidance intended to curb "inappropriate" account management, risk management, and loss allowance practices. The article identifies that credit line decisions need to be based on factors like repayment history, risk scores, behavior scores, and other relevant criteria. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[VISA INT'L WARNS AUSTRALIAN RETAILERS ON IMPOSING SURCHARGES. ]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CANBERRA, Jan 17 Asia Pulse - Credit card giant Visa International will launch a public campaign this weekend warning shopkeepers of the consequences of charging consumers extra for using their credit cards.       CANBERRA, Jan 17 Asia Pulse - Credit card giant Visa International will...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Credit card companies want fraud classified as felony.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY, Dec 3, 2002 (El Universal/Corporate Mexico by Internet  Securities, Inc. via COMTEX) -- Credit card companies and members of the  restaurant and hotel sector will lobby legislators to designate credit  card fraud as a serious crime."It  MEXICO CITY, Dec 3, 2002 (El Universal/Corporate Mexico...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2002 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Issuers bend cards to firms' needs; Put payrolls on plastic, offer online advice to woo small business users.(credit card companies (Small Business))]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5254/is_200210/ai_n20226535]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: peter malbin    With business conditions tending toward the treacherous, it pays to  be cautious and to keep a close watch on cash. These days, Sonya  Weisshappel, owner of relocation firm Seriatim, does just that by going  online.    She connec ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Credit card companies set to expand smartVisa rollout ; Visa in talks with clients to offer real-time loyalty promotions nationally.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several more credit card issuers are expected to introduce versions  of Visa U.S.A.'s smartVisa card during the first half of 2001,  based on the response from consumers after three months.    Several more credit card issuers are expected to introduce versions  of Visa U.S.A.'s smartVisa...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2001 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Credit card companies tout holiday promotions; Visa, MasterCard will run contests; Discover Card ties in to events in key markets.(Brief Article)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6398/is_200011/ai_n25595582]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[With retail forecasts predicting a blue Christmas, credit card  companies want to whip consumers into the holiday spirit with  promotions.    With retail forecasts predicting a blue Christmas, credit card  companies want to whip consumers into the holiday spirit with  promotions.  ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2000 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bank Leumi Loses Visa Credit Cards.(Brief Article)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Israel Discount Bank outbid its partner Bank Leumi to take sole  control of Visa ICC Credit Cards in Israel. The banks had been  instructed by the Israeli anti-trust commission to end their joint  control over the credit card company. They entered into   Israel Discount Bank...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2000 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[BANK ONE'S BID TO BE NATIONAL LENDING FORCE: FOLDS RETAIL LOANS INTO ITS FIRST USA CREDIT CARD UNIT.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5253/is_199907/ai_n20206875]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In a bid to become a nationwide force in consumer lending,  Chicago's Bank One Corp. is shifting its massive retail lending  operations to its First USA Inc. subsidiary in Delaware, the  nation's leading credit card company.     The nation's fourth-larg  In a bid...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 1999 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[VISA - ICC Credit Cards Changes The Rules OF The Point System.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4803/is_199905/ai_n17439402]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Since Visa Alpha Card entered the credit card market, the other  credit card companies have had no choice but to match the benefits which  Alpha card offered to its card-holders. These benefits, from the  cancellation of annual fees, to more points and   Since Visa Alpha...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 1999 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[PLASTIC'S DOUBLE EDGE: BUSINESSES FLOCK TO CREDIT CARD FIRMS FOR QUICK CASH, BUT MUST TUNE IN TO RISK.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5254/is_199903/ai_n20242700]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Two years ago, David J. Reisner received a $50,000 unsecured line  of credit from American Express Co. The owner of Allwell Supplies Inc.,  a Brooklyn appliance and cabinet center, uses it when he runs low on  cash, usually about three times a year.    ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 1999 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Credit Card Issuer Advanta Corp. May Open Center in Colorado Springs.(Originated from Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs, Colo.)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_199606/ai_n22316700]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--Jun. 19--One of the nation's  fastest-growing credit card companies is negotiating for space to house  what could be a 1,000-employee customer service and collections center  in Colorado Springs.  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--Jun. 19--One of the nation's  fastest-growing credit card companies is negotiating for space...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 1996 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A punch-up in plastic. (competition between Visa and other credit card companies in Western Europe)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5037/is_199606/ai_n18292939]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Visa is attempting to dominate the Western European market by preventing its member banks from working with smaller credit card issuers such as American Express. Of all the larger issuers, Amex has had the most difficulty keeping up with competition.Visa is attempting to dominate the Western European market by preventing...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 1996 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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