New Credit Card Rules Go Into Effect Monday

February 20th, 2010 admin

You can thank your Congressman for all the intended and unintended consequences that the Credit Card Act of 2009 brings with it as it goes into full effect Monday. Many of us have already felt some of the unintended effects of this “reform” legislation enacted last year as credit card companies were given more than four


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