Category Archives: The CARD ACT of 2009

Posts and videos relating to the CARD act of 2009. This act reformed some of the most abusive practices by credit card issuers and was designed to protect consumers

The CARD Act, Debit Cards Exempt

While consumer advocates hail the credit CARD Act of 2009, they also brace for the next step by banks to recoup lost fees from the law: Fees on Debit Cards. Continue reading

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Credit CARD Act Video: Change and Enforcement

Some examples of the type of bank behavior that will be eliminated with the Credit CARD act of 2009. Continue reading

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Credit CARD Act Video Overview

An overview of the changes consumers are facing with the credit CARD act of 2009. Continue reading

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2nd of Credit Card Act Being Rolled Out

Credit CARD act second phase is detailed Continue reading

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What is the Credit CARD Act?

Video primer on the major policy points of the credit CARD act and how it effects consumers. Continue reading

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Is the Credit CARD Act Hurting Credit Scores?

An informative video concerning the new CARD act and any effects it may have on credit scoring for consumers. Continue reading

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Credit CARD Act of 2009: Video Primer

Video overview of Credit CARD ACT of 2009 Continue reading

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Credit CARD Act: What is it about?

Last year the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs committee passed the Dodd-Levin Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act of 2009 (CARD Act, S.414). This requires credit card companies to apply payments to the balance with the highest interest rate first, and it also prohibits interest rate hikes on a credit card based on information unrelated to that card. Continue reading

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What the CARD act will do for you.

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