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- Credit Card Firms Tug On Customers' Leashes
- The ubiquitous credit card industry is getting squeezed by the country's economic pinch. Purveyors of plastic are tightening lending standards by lowering borrowing limits, raising interest rates, discouraging rolling over balances and boosting fee penalties on late payments. They're also diligently monitoring customer credit...
- Blog posts 2008-10-20
- Credit Card Changes: Bad News for Responsible Customers?
- Congress could finish work on the Credit Card Bill of Rights today -- bringing some big changes to the industry. But not all of them will benefit the consumer.
- Videos 2009-05-20
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- Measuring Credit Card Industry Chargeoffs: A Review of Sources and Methods
- The percentage of credit card loans that are charged off by card issuers during a particular month or quarter is an important metric. It provides insights into the financial health of the credit card industry and the U.S. consumer. After offering a brief overview of credit card charge-off reporting, this...
- White papers 2003-09-01
- Cutting up the Plastic, Fitch Takes Closer Look at Credit Card Industry
- NEW YORK -- The credit card industry has gained increased attention in recent years due to significant political and structural change, according to a new report by Fitch Ratings that analyzes the implications of these numerous changes for the debit and credit card industry. The power-shift in Congress has...
- Research articles 2007-05-21
- South Korea to assist credit-card industry.
- Mar 19, 2003 (The Asian Wall Street Journal - ABIX via COMTEX) South Korea's Ministry of Finance and the Financial Supervisory Commission have expressed their support for the credit card industry. The government plans to postpone the introduction of a new rule on cash...
- Research articles 2003-03-19
- The Discover 2GOSM Card, an Innovation in the Credit Card Industry, Offers the Key to Convenience
- Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photos are available in a Smart News ReleaseTM on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com RIVERWOODS, Ill.--BUSINESS WIRE--March 20, 2002 DiscoverR Card is making a big move, bringing its trademark benefits--the Cashback BonusR award, no annual fee,...
- Research articles 2002-03-20
- New GAO Credit Card Study Highlights Anti-Consumer Practices in the Credit Card Industry; Consumer Groups Call for Reforms
- To: National Desk, Business and Consumer ReporterContact: Gail Hillebrand of the Consumers Union, 415-431-6747, Linda Sherry of Consumer Action, 202-544-3088, Travis Plunkett of the Consumer Federation of America, 202-387-6121, or Ed Mierzwinski of the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, 202-546-9707WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- National advocates working closely to...
- Research articles 2006-10-11
- Credit Card Industry Already Planning New Fees
- I've got to hand it to the credit card industry. Despite the overwhelming consumer and government support for credit card reform, the banks just won't back down ... and never seem to stop trying to find new ways to turn a profit. by Stacey Bradford
- Blog posts 2009-05-20
- Biden as VP: Good for Credit Card Industry
- Rick Biggs submits: American Banker makes the point (sorry, no link) that the selection of Delaware Sen. Joe Biden as Barack Obama’s running mate, widely speculated, followed by a Obama win in November could set off a sequence of events that could be a notable plus for...
- External links 2008-08-21
- US consumers to benefit as credit card law debuts
- By Juan Lagorio of Reuters NEW YORK - US consumers will see the first signs of the biggest overhaul of the credit card industry in at least two decades, as companies will be forced to provide customers with more time to pay their bills and be required to give more...
- News items 2009-08-19
- Credit Card Issuers Kicked Around on Capitol Hill
- The Antitrust Task Force of the House Judiciary Committee held hearings this week on legislation that sheds a little light on the interchange and transaction fees merchants pay to accept credit cards -- and the underlying cost of our national obsession with plastic. The Credit Card Fair...
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- Reforming the Credit Card Industry
- Consumers should be able to use plastic without getting skewered by unfair bank practices. Although the Federal Reserve passed new regulations to reform the industry, many consumer groups argue the Fed failed to complete the job. Here's a list of additional reforms needed to make credit cards fairer for consumers....
- Articles 2009-04-15
- Credit Card Consumer Guide
- Until the Fed cleans up the credit card industry, take matters into your own hands. Protect yourself from rate hikes and punitive rule changes with these tips. As if things weren't rough enough for your finances these days, credit card issuers have started to play rough. They're jacking up...
- Articles 2009-04-15
- Congress Eyes Credit Card Reform In 1st Senate Hearing
- The new Democratic-controlled Congress last week began a series of hearings on the credit card industry that are expected to result in legislation to rein in credit card issuers, increase consumer disclosures and possibly regulate the multi-billion marke The new Democratic-controlled Congress last week began a series of hearings on...
- Research articles 2007-01-29
- Cut-price credit. (UK credit card interest competition)
- Save & Prosper alarmed the British credit card industry by announcing a low 1% charge on monthly balances. The industry is also being challenged by US companies MBNA, General Motors and AT&T.BRITAIN'S life insurers are not alone in feeling hard-pressed. On September 7th Save & Prosper (S&P), the...
- Research articles 1993-09-11
- U.S. payment-card industry grapples with security
- By Ross Kerber BOSTON (Reuters) - Fresh details of large-scale cyber attacks against data processor Heartland Payment Systems Inc and supermarket chain Hannaford Brothers show the challenges facing the efforts of the U.S. credit-card industry to upgrade security measures. While both companies say their computer networks met the tough new...
- News items 2009-08-24
- Is it a carve-up?(antitrust vs.credit-card competition)(Brief Article)
- New York The credit-card industry stands accused of stifling competition FIFTY years after the credit card was invented in Manhattan, its popularity knows no bounds. But the structure of the industry supplying credit and other charge cards faces unprecedented scrutiny. This week,...
- Research articles 2000-06-17
- Analysts sour on Korean credit-card industry.
- Jun 20, 2003 (The Asian Wall Street Journal - ABIX via COMTEX) Shares in South Korean credit card companies are likely to continue falling. Analysts have warned investors that LG Card, Korea Exchange Bank Credit Service and Kookmin Credit Card have failed to improve their...
- Research articles 2003-06-20
- Fitch Ratings: U.S. Credit Card Asset Quality to Weaken in 2008
- NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings said today that the U.S. credit card industry has been a highly competitive and profitable market in recent years as issuers have benefited from a relatively benign credit environment, low interest rates, and growing interchange revenues, coupled with the immense popularity of card rewards. ...
- Research articles 2008-01-10
- Fitch: Credit Card Chargeoffs Improve, But Industry Concerns Persist
- Business Editors NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--June 21, 2002 The recent unexpected decline in economic conditions could exacerbate pressure on the credit card industry, according to Fitch Ratings in the latest edition of 'Credit Card Movers & Shakers'. Despite a decline in Fitch's latest chargeoff index and possible near term...
- Research articles 2002-06-21
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