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Law change allows stay-at-home spouses to apply for credit...

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:19:28 -0400

By TIM GRANT - Stay-at-home spouses and partners cried out for fairness when new rules approved by Congress in 2009 required credit card companies to deny credit to anyone who had no income of their own.

NY officials vow attack on predatory debt-fixing

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:49:09 -0400

NEW YORK - Federal authorities announced a crackdown Tuesday on predatory businesses that cheat "desperate and vulnerable" people harmed by the 2008 financial crisis with phony promises to consolidate their debt.

Judge dismisses lawsuit over upfront card fees

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:25:04 -0400

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - A federal lawsuit that aimed to stop a watchdog agency from enforcing credit card rules limiting upfront fees has been dismissed.

Cleveland Democrat enters 2014 Ohio governor race

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:05:26 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - As he enters the race for Ohio governor, Cuyahoga County's Democratic leader and former FBI agent Ed FitzGerald must convince voters that being "Public Official 14" in a county corruption probe didn't imply wrongdoing.

Republicans rap consumer agency's data collection

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:48:05 -0400

WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans are criticizing federal regulators' efforts to track the credit card, mortgage and spending habits of millions of consumers by collecting anonymous data about them.