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Democrats want credit card reform effective sooner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Credit card issuers' recent actions prove that lawmakers should move up the effective date of new restrictions on card interest rates and fees, U.S. Representative Barney Frank said on Thursday.   People:Barack Obama   Activities:111th Congress   Source:(Reuters)   2009-10-08 Regulators adopt new credit card rules WASHINGTON - Federal regulators on Thursday adopted sweeping new rules for the credit card industry that will shield consumers from increases in interest rates on existing account balances among other changes.   Activities:Global Financial Crisis   2008-12-18 Regulators nix credit card debt forgiveness plan WASHINGTON - Federal bank regulators have rejected a request by banks and consumer advocates for a program to let lenders forgive huge portions of credit card debt.   Activities:2008 U.S. Financial Rescue   Source:(AP)   2008-11-13 The Steady Ascent of the Debit Card Raquel Garcia is serious about avoiding debt. The 18-year-old customer-service representative for U-Haul recently canceled her credit card. Now she gets her entire paycheck deposited onto a prepaid debit card, which she uses for all her purchases. Since she can access only what's in the account, Garcia no longer worries about breaking her budget: "I'm spending just what I need."   Source:(BusinessWeek)   2008-11-02 Headlines Democrats want credit card reform effective sooner 2009-10-08 Regulators adopt new credit card rules 2008-12-18 Regulators nix credit card debt forgiveness plan 2008-11-13 The Steady Ascent of the Debit Card 2008-11-02 Most-viewed Regulators nix credit card debt forgiveness plan 2008-11-13

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