WASHINGTON, May 12 (UPI) -- Top Senate Banking Committee members reached a compromise on a bill that would protect U.S. consumers from abusive credit card industry practices.
WASHINGTON, May 1 (UPI) -- A bill aimed at protecting U.S. holders of credit cards from arbitrary interest rate hikes passed the House of Representatives 357-70 Thursday.
TORONTO, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Canadian credit card users are increasing their debt balances and taking longer to pay, analysts and federal officials say.
NEW YORK, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. credit-card companies are charging record-high penalties to users who miss payments.
WASHINGTON, July 29 (UPI) -- U.S. credit card issuers are hiking interest rates and late fees, especially for those whose cards have floating or variable rates.
WASHINGTON, July 10 (UPI) -- Low-interest offers for balance transfers of existing U.S. credit card balances are getting more attractive.
LONDON, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- British bank Barclays said Wednesday it will buy the Juniper Financial Corp. of Wilmington, Del., for $293 million.
SEOUL, May 20 (UPI) -- South Korea has announced a relief plan for its personal debt crisis that offers an incentive of interest-free balances, the BBC reported Thursday.
BANGKOK, March 29 (UPI) -- The Bank of Thailand in Bangkok has cracked down on the nation's credit card issuers in an effort to slow down a possible consumer credit increase.
BANGKOK, March 29 (UPI) -- The cashier at a Bangkok gas station was happy to serve the customer, but was not amused when the latter produced his own credit card to pay for the items.
