Open Congress : News Articles for H.R.5244 Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 20082008-09-28T00:00:00Zopencongress.orgtag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/news/49093After Kneeling, Banks Swagger: "No Protection for US Taxpayer"tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-28:/commentary/29087802008-09-28T00:00:00ZOpEdNews, PA
Democrats in the House tacked HR 5244 into the bailout, passing it by a vote of 312-112. The resolution would protect Americans from the type of predatory ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/After-Kneeling-Banks-Swag-by-Dean-Powers-080928-832.html">Go to article</a> Banks love bailout, hate credit card curbstag:opencongress.org,2008-09-26:/commentary/29003692008-09-26T00:00:00ZLos Angeles Times, CA
The legislation -- HR 5244 -- would, among other things, end card issuers' self-proclaimed right to change interest rates at any time. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lazarus28-2008sep28,1,5194591.column">Go to article</a> Greenwald Campaign: Latham rejects credit card holders’ bill of rightstag:opencongress.org,2008-09-24:/commentary/28842672008-09-24T00:00:00ZIowaPolitics.com (press release), IA
(Boston Globe, 3/17/07) The Credit Card Holders Bill of Rights (HR 5244) passed the House despite Tom Latham’s vote. The bill will: · Protect against ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.iowapolitics.com/index.iml?Article=136976">Go to article</a> ABA Launches CardPolicyInfo.comtag:opencongress.org,2008-09-23:/commentary/28842692008-09-23T00:00:00ZInsideARM, MD
In particular, the Web site provides detailed information on the negative impact of “The Credit Cardholders Bill of Rightsâ€* (HR 5244) and the ABA’s comments ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.insidearm.com/go/arm-news/aba-launches-cardpolicyinfo-com">Go to article</a> House Approves Bill to Ease Credit Woes for Small Businesstag:opencongress.org,2008-09-23:/commentary/28842652008-09-23T00:00:00ZMarketWatch
HR 5244 will codify the most significant regulatory changes recently proposed by the Federal Reserve Board (Fed). It is crucial that these proposed changes ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/house-approves-bill-ease-credit/story.aspx?guid=%7B74BDC0BE-0CE7-4143-853D-28A581234A21%7D&dist=hppr">Go to article</a> Wall Street, Main Street and Mean Streetstag:opencongress.org,2008-09-22:/commentary/28842662008-09-22T00:00:00ZInjuryBoard.com, FL
Public Citizen is championing something for consumers in all of this: A Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights in HR 5244 that each of us should get behind by ...<br /><br /><a href="http://honolulu.injuryboard.com/miscellaneous/wall-street-main-street-and-mean-streets.aspx?googleid=247968">Go to article</a> Cardholders' Bill of Rights may go before House this weektag:opencongress.org,2008-09-22:/commentary/28842712008-09-22T00:00:00ZCreditCards.com, TX
According to the Weekly Leader, the online house agenda alert system published by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, HR 5244 is among the items on tap for ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/credit-cardholders-bill-house-vote-1282.php">Go to article</a> Congressional Transparency Tool Tracks Big Moneytag:opencongress.org,2008-09-17:/commentary/28842682008-09-17T00:00:00ZConnieTalk, Ohio
For example: Bill HR 5244, the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008. This Bill would limit the right of banks to arbitrarily increase interest ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.connietalk.com/stop_special_interests_091708.html">Go to article</a> Clears Financial Services Committeetag:opencongress.org,2008-08-27:/commentary/28842702008-08-27T00:00:00ZOpEdNews, PA
HR 5244 should now be scheduled for floor action. The Ellison provision would prohibit card companies from imposing the practice of universal default on ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/Ellison-Credit-Card-Provis-by-Congressman-Keith-080827-919.html">Go to article</a> Interest rates rise for lovers of plastictag:opencongress.org,2008-02-19:/commentary/16344792008-02-19T00:00:00ZSeattle Times, United States
Y., introduced the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008 (HR 5244). The bill would ban credit-card issuers from raising customers' interest rates ...<br /><br /><a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004188899_cardrates19.html">Go to article</a> New rules for credit card firms?tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-19:/commentary/16344802008-02-19T00:00:00ZThe Union of Grass Valley, CA
... the House Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee, has just introduced the "Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008" (HR 5244). ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theunion.com/article/20080219/NEWS/14209624">Go to article</a>