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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Your credit card terms may be getting a makeover, for the worse. Thanks to the ailing economy, a tight credit market and banking woes, credit card issuers are increasing fees or slashing risk. Here's what you need to know ...

Managing credit card changes - CNN Money

Sometimes those hurt most by credit cards don't even own one. At least that's the conclusion from an unusual alliance of merchants and consumer advocates fighting against what they say is an unfair, nonnegotiable fee charged by banks that issue ...

Retailers, banks battle over credit-card fees - Christian Science Monitor

NEW YORK -- Here's one way to dodge credit card debt and late fees: Don't carry any plastic. "People look at me like I'm an anomaly. But guess what? It's a whole lot easier when you're not juggling debt," said Paige LeFevre, a 41-year-old Atlanta ...

Kicking the credit card habit pays off for some consumers - Seattle Post Intelligencer

These days, if you miss even one payment on your credit card, you could be receiving a call from your bank instead of a letter. That is because more and more people are now defaulting on their credit card debt. A recent article in the Wall Street ...

Banks paying you to pay off credit card debt? - Boston Globe

Danielle Mathias-Lamb, a second-year nursing student, received a letter from Bank of America in January with a shocking message: The credit card she used to pay for her tuition was going to jump to a 28 percent interest rate from 10 percent. More ...

Mortgage Woes Boost Credit Card Debt - US News and World Report

WASHINGTON — Over the objection of the White House, the House of Representatives today passed legislation to curb what its sponsors regard as abuses and unfair practices in the credit-card industry. By a vote of 312-112, the Credit Cardholders Bill ...

House votes to rein in credit-card fees, interest rates - Detroit Free Press

The soaring cost of airline fees means thousands of air passengers could lose the protection of paying by credit card. Airlines have increased the amount they charge passengers paying for flights by credit card, leading some customers to pay by debit ...

Airlines' credit-card stealth tax puts traveller protection in ... - Guardian Unlimited

Last week I got a glimpse at GoodGuide , a new product recommendation service that rates products as safe, healthy, and green based on their ingredients, manufacturing, and distribution. It's part of a new class of services that are bringing data ...

BillShrink unpacks credit card complexity - CNET News

The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation to protect consumers from lending abuses by credit card companies. "The free ride is over; we're going to have some fair rules," Vermont Democrat Peter Welch said. The credit card measure, passed ...

House OKs credit card reforms - Detroit News

When it comes to longevity, few royals can top America's King Consumer. For more than four decades, our shopaholic nation has shown an insatiable desire to spend until our credit cards melt. And throughout this era, consumer spending has, well ...