New Rules For Credit Card Fees, Rates And Gift Cards The last step of sweeping federal legislation that placed new restrictionson such things as credit card fees takes effect Sunday. Read more on KTAL Shreveport
Lurking fees: What the new credit-card rules won’t banish
Lurking fees: What the new credit-card rules won’t banish Help is on the way for cardholders. Newly purchased gift cards won’t expire as quickly, and late fees on credit-card payments won’t be as punishing. The final stage of consumer protections signed into law earlier this year goes into effect today. Yet the changes only curb [...]
New Credit CARD Act Rules Clamp Down on Fees
New Credit CARD Act Rules Clamp Down on Fees New Credit CARD Act Rules Clamp Down on Fees Read more on FOX Business
Local officials praise latest federal limits for credit cards fees
Local officials praise latest federal limits for credit cards fees By JULIE M. McKINNON BLADE STAFF WRITER No more credit card late fees of more than $25 unless consumers have excessive violations. No more penalty fees exceeding the dollar amount associated with a credit card violation so, for example, someone with a late $20 payment [...]
New credit card rules limit penalty fees
New credit card rules limit penalty fees The last major batch of rules from the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act, or Credit CARD Act , of 2009 goes into effect on Aug. 22. While the major provisions took hold in February, this last set will help ensure that penalty fees are “reasonable and [...]
Watch for new fees as consumer laws take effect
Watch for new fees as consumer laws take effect Business as usual at banks is becoming a thing of the past now that the federal government has laid down new laws for lenders. So don’t neglect the notices in the mail from credit cards — you could be hit with a charge you didn’t realize [...]
AAFES offers to refund fees from overcharges – Army News, news from Iraq, – Army Times
AAFES offers to refund fees from overcharges – Army News, news from Iraq, – Army Times Exchange customers who were charged twice on their credit cards or debit cards because of a processing problem and had overdraft or other fees as a result should go to their nearest Army and Air Force Exchange Service store [...]
How To Avoid Credit Card Fees
www.debtguru.com Simple tips that will help you avoid late fees, and interest increases on your credit card accounts.
Final phase on new card rules: penalty fees
Final phase on new card rules: penalty fees In what feels like never-ending regulatory fiddling with the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, the Federal Reserve now wants to know what consumers think about certain fees lenders charge as penalties for late payments or other issues. Read more on Honolulu Advertiser
RBA reluctant regulator of credit fees
RBA reluctant regulator of credit fees The RBA says it has left the door open to force credit card providers to reduce interchange fees. Read more on BigPond News