New Rules to Restrict Predatory Consumer Credit Practices - Lexington Law® Highlights a Big Win

New Rules to Restrict Predatory Consumer Credit Practices - Lexington Law® Highlights a Big Win for Consumers When It Comes to Maintaining Healthy Credit A new set of rules have been signed into law which will restrict some of the more predatory practices of credit card issuers starting mid-2010. Under these rules, credit card issuers will no longer be able to raise interest rates on existing credit card balances without justification. Cardholders will need to be 60 days behind on a payment before issuers can increase rates on exiting balances, and even then
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