Credit Card Foe Blumenthal to Seek Senate Seat
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, who is crusading against interest rate hikes by credit card issuers, said on Wednesday that he intends to run for fellow Democrat Christopher Dodd’s seat in ...
House Dems: Cap Credit Card Rates at 16%, Fees at $15
Two House Democrats have introduced a bill to cap credit card rates at 16 percent and penalty fees at $15, despite the failures of previous attempts to freeze rates ahead of reform laws set to take full effect in ...
By Senate Standards, Dodd’s Video on Card Rates Freeze is a Hit
Nearly 5,000 views on YouTube is mere pittance, but by Senate floor standards, Sen. Chris Dodd’s impassioned plea to freeze credit card interest rates is a hit.
Consider that the nearest competitor among Dodd’s ...
Dodd Draws Many Critics on His Plan for Weaker Fed, New Agency
A proposed new consumer financial protection agency that would strip the Federal Reserve of many of its regulatory muscle over banking and credit card practices is coming under fire from the Obama Administration ...
