From time to time I come across age pensioners whose life is now miserable because they’ve found themselves with what is to them, overwhelming credit card and other debt. On a pension, unless they leave themselves short, they often find that can’t make the repayments.
When talking to me, some of [...]
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After receiving over 60,000 comments, federal banking regulators passed new rules late last year to curb harmful credit card industry practices. These new rules go into effect in 2010 and could provide relief to many debt-burdened consumers. Here are those practices, how the new regulations address them and what you need to know about these [...]