We all know about the bailout bill ... lost in the storm of attention to it was the Credit Cardholder's Bill of Rights, sponsored by Carolyn Maloney (Democrat -New York, NY).
The House of Representatives passed, by a 312-112 margin, The Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights protecting consumers from unfair fees and interest charges on their credit cards.
Details on themiddleclass.org.
(Click here to see your representative's vote --all the noes were Republican, except one Democrat)
But note: only the house has passed this, so far. At least the New York Times chimed in, supporting the idea of the Senate's passing the bill. "The Fed [Federal Reserve] itself has described the credit card companies’ bag of tricks as 'deceptive'and 'anti-competitive.'"
Sunday, October 12, 2008
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