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Credit & Prepaid Cards News
Aug 24
Fair and Equal Access to Credit Must Include Puerto Rico and All U.S. Territories
May 11
Prepaid Card Rule Set To Move Forward As Planned, Protecting Millions of Consumers
Apr 07
The Country Has Racked Up $1 Trillion In Credit Card Debt
Feb 03
Senate Effort To Rollback Prepaid Card Protection, Undermine Critical Consumer Protection Laws

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State of Lending in America
The report outlines predatory lending practices in various fields of consumer lending, and explains why protecting fair, affordable access to credit is vital for both consumers and the U.S. economy.

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Credit & Prepaid Cards

The CARD Act of 2009 was a bellwether achievement for consumer protection. Credit cards are now fairer and more transparent, and consumers have saved billions of dollars.

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April 7, 2010
Financial Reform: All you need to know about CFPB, CFPA and the Regulatory Reform
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December 10, 2009
Dodging Reform: As Some Credit Card Abuses Are Outlawed, New Ones Proliferate
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October 23, 2009
Consumer Financial Protection Agency Could Have Stopped Abuses that Plague Americans Today
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October 23, 2009
Consumer Financial Protection Agency Could Have Stopped Abuses that Plague Americans Today
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October 19, 2009
CRL supports a strong, non-preemptive Consumer Financial Protection Agency

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Rebecca Borné
Senior Policy Counsel