Posts Tagged ‘interest rates’

U.S. Aims to Rein In Credit-Card Rates

Monday, December 22nd, 2008
From Wall Street Journal.com: U.S. federal regulators are poised to adopt tough restrictions to make it harder for credit-card companies to raise interest rates on millions of existing customers, reversing decades of light regulation of the industry. The new standards, expected to be issued Thursday, would represent the biggest changes to the industry in a generation and will apply to more than 16,000 companies, including major credit-card issuers Citigroup Inc., Bank… **Continue reading**

Top 9 Benefits of Debt Consolidation

Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Being in debt can be both hard on your wallet and your health, as the extra stress can wear you down. Eventually you may need to look to other options, and one of those options is debt consolidation, which can help you to both pay off the debt more easily and more quickly. To help you make an informed decision, and determine if debt consolidation is the right choice for… **Continue reading** | 5 Comments