For too long, credit card companies have had free rein to employ deceptive, unfair tactics that hit responsible consumers with unreasonable costs.
Barack Obama: “For too long, credit card companies have had free rein to employ deceptive, unfair tactics that hit responsible…”
On the recordFebruary 21, 2010
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Statement on the Implementation of the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009
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