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1. Press: Stop evasions by credit card companies
   Advocates from national consumer groups today will urge the Federal Reserve Board to close loopholes in its proposed rules to prohibit credit card companies from using new tricks and traps to get around the protections…
2. Press: New rights for credit cardholders
   Feb. 22, 2010—Consumer Action, in partnership with American Express, announces a revised version of the multilingual consumer education series “Credit Cards: What You Need to Know” to help consumers understand their new credit card rights…
3. Press: Loan-sharking Inc.
   The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act, signed into law last spring, was supposed to put an end to many of the deceptive practices that allowed credit card issuers to bleed customers dry.…
4. Press: Credit card database is comprehensive, mystifying
   The Federal Reserve on Monday introduced an online database listing the terms and conditions of more than 300 credit card issuers to help consumers find a card that best suits their personal finance needs. But…
5. Press: Credit reform, so far
   The credit card reform signed into law a year ago by President Barack Obama is not only causing the industry to change but scaring some consumers straight. Under the law, credit card statements must disclose…
6. Press: Credit card traps here to stay
   More rules clamping down on abusive credit card practices are on their way. But even when the final phase of the CARD Act is in place this August, credit card issuers will still be able…
7. Outreach: CARD Act Quiz
   Consumer Action created this short exercise to help community educators teach some of the concepts in the new CARD Act provisions.
8. Press: Basic lessons for students and credit cards
   To open a credit card account if you are under 21, you will need to show that you have the income to make required payments or get a co-signer 21 or older who has the…
9. Outreach: Credit Card Shuffle Activity
   Teach how to use credit cards wisely with this game developed by Consumer Action's trainers.
10. Press: Comparing cards still a struggle but CARD Act helps
    February 3, 2011—As we approach the Credit CARD Act’s first anniversary, Consumer Action’s latest Credit Card Survey finds that the law has added clarity and cardholder protections to the marketplace as…
11. Press: New rules promote smarter use of credit cards
    Get ready for the sticker shock from your credit cards to hit you even sooner. The government’s new watchdog wants consumers to have a complete picture of a card’s costs before they apply — including…
12. Helpdesk: Introductory credit card rate
    An introductory, or teaser, interest rate is a temporarily low rate—sometimes 0%—offered by a credit card issuer as an incentive for you to apply for the card. After the introductory period is over, the rate…