Bankrate.com: Plastic Rap Blog Headlines http://www.bankrate.com/Rss_trk/archiveCreditCardBlog.asp en-us Copyright 2009, Bankrate Inc. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:00:42 GMT webmaster@bankrate.com (webmaster) Banrate Inc. http://www.bankrate.com/images/brm_logos/bankrate_118.gif http://www.bankrate.com 118 22 60 Chase raises fees and minimum payment due With the change, Chase will have the highest fees of any major credit card company. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.bankrate.com/Rss_trk/story_content.asp?story_uid=28565&prodtype=cc http://www.bankrate.com/story/28565 Equifax offers debt management product Starting in early July, Equifax will roll out a new debt management product called Debt Wise. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.bankrate.com/Rss_trk/story_content.asp?story_uid=28564&prodtype=cc http://www.bankrate.com/story/28564 Credit cards, Obama reform Yesterday President Barack Obama detailed his plan to overhaul financial regulation. Among his proposals was the creation of a new federal agency, a Consumer Financial Protection Agency, or CFPA, to regulate credit cards, mortgages and other financial products. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.bankrate.com/Rss_trk/story_content.asp?story_uid=28439&prodtype=cc http://www.bankrate.com/story/28439 Readers would dump cards with annual fees Readers tell me they would dump cards that imposed annual fees. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.bankrate.com/Rss_trk/story_content.asp?story_uid=28383&prodtype=cc http://www.bankrate.com/story/28383 Readers would dump cards with annual fees Readers tell me they would dump cards that imposed annual fees. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.bankrate.com/Rss_trk/story_content.asp?story_uid=28441&prodtype=cc http://www.bankrate.com/story/28441 More offers with annual fees The amount of credit card offers with annual fees jumped to 27 percent in the first quarter of 2009. Fri, 29 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.bankrate.com/Rss_trk/story_content.asp?story_uid=28294&prodtype=cc http://www.bankrate.com/story/28294 Obama signs credit reform into law President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday that will enact sweeping credit card reforms. Tue, 26 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.bankrate.com/Rss_trk/story_content.asp?story_uid=28260&prodtype=cc http://www.bankrate.com/story/28260 House passes credit card bill The House of Representatives has approved credit card legislation, including a controversial gun rights amendment, by a vote of 361-64. Wed, 20 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.bankrate.com/Rss_trk/story_content.asp?story_uid=28244&prodtype=cc http://www.bankrate.com/story/28244 Senate approves card reform A bill to curb abusive practices in the credit card industry passed the Senate with flying colors, by a vote of 90-5. Tue, 19 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.bankrate.com/Rss_trk/story_content.asp?story_uid=28223&prodtype=cc http://www.bankrate.com/story/28223 Amendments slow card reform A number of unrelated amendments is slowing down passage of a credit card reform bill. Fri, 15 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.bankrate.com/Rss_trk/story_content.asp?story_uid=28208&prodtype=cc http://www.bankrate.com/story/28208