WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Curbs on predatory credit card lending could be part of the deal for banks accepting low-rate U.S. Treasury loans to prop up their portfolios, analysts say.
NEW YORK, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Credit card companies said they are tightening restrictions, lowering credit lines and raising rates as the U.S. economy turns more sour.
LONDON, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Banks and credit card companies in England are exploiting a legal loophole to seize homes of customers who cannot pay their credit card bills, experts say.
NEW YORK, D.C., Oct. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. data mining companies are helping banks target credit card customers even if the cards are not in the customers best interest, a consumer advocate said.
NEW YORK, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- The search for credit among smaller companies is more frequently ending up with a new expense on the company credit card, records show.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Credit card defaults are rising among U.S. consumers in an already tightening credit environment, various banks said.
LONDON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The Bank of England said Thursday that British banks had reduced lending to households and small businesses more than expected in the second quarter of 2008.
IOWA CITY, Iowa, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Police say an Iowa man accused of credit card theft forgot who he was supposed to be and allegedly signed his real name on credit card slips.
WASHINGTON, July 29 (UPI) -- The Federal Reserve's proposal to reign in deceptive credit card policies has drawn thousands of comments, the U.S. central bank said.
IRVING, Calif., July 8 (UPI) -- As gas prices rise, some U.S. gas stations are taking a proactive stance against fees they pay credit card companies, observers said.
TORONTO, June 24 (UPI) -- Canadian retailers are complaining about higher costs associated with a surge of premium credit cards that offer users loyalty points and lower interest rates.
NEW YORK, June 18 (UPI) -- Credit card companies raised spending limits for U.S. consumers at unprecedented rates before the home equity bubble burst in the summer of 2007, reports show.
PRINCETON, N.J., June 12 (UPI) -- Consumer credit increased in April but the percentage of U.S. consumers who pay off credit card balances each month has grown, Gallup researchers said Thursday.
NEW YORK, April 28 (UPI) -- U.S. credit card companies are raising rates as banks try to make up for losses in other departments, financial experts said Monday.
WASHINGTON, April 9 (UPI) -- Federal employees have been using government credit cards to enhance their personal lifestyles, an audit by a U.S, watchdog agency discovered.
