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Credit card rules will help consumers, but …

By doris | Published: August 23, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com NEW YORK — Help is on the way for credit cardholders this weekend. The final stage of consumer protections signed into law earlier this year go into effect Aug. 22. Yet they only curb select practices; other fees and charges still abound. A look at the new safeguards, and how cardholders [...]

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Gift cards: Use ‘em or lose money

By doris | Published: December 30, 2009

Full Story at money.cnn.com WASHINGTON (CNNMoney.com) — Got a gift card from Wal-Mart, Best Buy or American Express this holiday season? Use it now, consumer advocates say. That’s the best way to avoid potential fees and other pitfalls that can suck up the value of consumer gift cards — at least until the Federal Reserve [...]

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