Congress
HIGHLIGHT
The Path to
Credit Card Reform
- Capitalizing on New Consumer Protections
May 2010 - Credit Card Bill is Good Progress
February 2010 - The Start of Something Big for Credit Cardholders
August 2009 - Credit Cardholders: Help is on the Way
June 2009 - A guide to the Credit CARD Act of 2009
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The "CARD" Act
May 22, 2009 signified the passage of landmark consumer-friendly legislation -- The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (CARD) Act. The law was phased in over nine months and offers American families significant relief from cruel credit card practices. Follow the path to credit card reform as new provisions are phased in.
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- Congressional Research Service Memo re H.R. 627
May 12, 2009This memorandum provides a comparative analysis of H.R. 627 (the Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights Act of 2009), as passed by the House on April 30, 2009, and the amendment in the nature of a substitute prepared by the Senate Banking Committee.
- Testimony of Kathleen Keest In Regards To HR 2309
May 12, 2009Testimony of Kathleen E. Keest on behalf of the Center for Responsible Lending, Consumer Federation of America, and the National Consumer Law Center before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Committee on Energy and Commerce in regards to H.R. 2309: The Consumer Credit and Debt Protection Act.
- Improving Credit Card Consumer Protection: Recent Industry and Regulatory Initiatives
June 7, 2007Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services
