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Tag Archives: credit cards
Credit Card Agreements
The Federal Reserve Board on Monday released a report that contains payment and account information about more than 1,000 agreements between credit card issuers and institutions of higher education or affiliated organizations that provide for the issuance of credit cards to students. The Board also launched an online database with additional information such as the [...]
Credit Card Protection
The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday proposed a rule amending Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) to protect credit card users from unreasonable late payment and other penalty fees and to require credit card issuers to reconsider increases in interest rates. “This proposal addresses two key costs of using a credit card–fees and interest rates,” said [...]
Posted in credit Also tagged consumer, debt, protection, Regulation Z, regulations, rules, Truth In Lending Laws 1 Comment
Online Consumer Guide to Credit Cards
The Federal Reserve Board on Friday launched a new interactive website to help consumers better understand the new credit card protections that will take effect on February 22. These rules ban several harmful practices and require greater transparency in the disclosure of the terms and conditions of credit card accounts. The site, which can be [...]
Caution Consumers: Job-search Email Scam
HARRISBURG – Attorney General Tom Corbett today cautioned Pennsylvania job-seekers to be extremely cautious about Internet employment offers that ask applicants to email copies of their personal credit reports. “Credit reports contain a wealth of background information about consumers, including social security numbers, summaries of bank and credit card accounts, employment history, current and previous [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged cyber crime, email, employment scam, fraud, identity theft Leave a comment
College Credit Card Agreements