Citi Adds $60 Fee Right Before CARD Act Goes Into Effect Monday

February 18th, 2010 admin

One week before the CARD Act goes into effect, Citi has added an annual fee to more accounts on many of its popular credit cards, Lowcards.com said today. Many Citi cardholders are receiving letters about a $60 annual fee that is being added to their account effective April 1, 2010. If consumers make $2,400 in purchases


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