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  • Senate highlights unfair credit card rate hikes. Today the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing, "Credit Card Practices: Unfair Interest Rate Increases" to examine the circumstances under which credit card…

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  • Elder fraud guide released by MoneyWi$e partners (Consumer Action and Capital One helps seniors spot scams and fight back). More than five million elderly people are victimized by financial fraud each year, and with millions of baby boomers quickly approaching retirement age, elder fraud is a growing concern in the United States. With this in mind, national consumer advocacy group Consumer Action and leading financial services provider Capital One have developed a free new guide, Just Say No to Senior Scams. The guide offers tips seniors can use to spot and protect themselves from scams and is part of the Capital One-Consumer Action MoneyWi$e financial education series.

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  • MoneyWi$e Series Now Includes Rebuilding Credit.

    Four-Part Program Provides Individuals and Community-based Organizations with Free Financial Education Materials

    San Francisco, CA (Oct. 17, 2002) – Consumer Action, a national non-profit education…

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