Archive for July, 2009

Don’t Be Like Barry

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Now, all the bills came down on him together, all the bills he had been contracting for the years of his marriage, and which the creditors sent in with a hasty unanimity. Their amount was frightful. Barry was [...]

‘Gotta Give ‘em Credit’:

Consumer Concerns & the Credit CARD Act of 2009

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Over the past decade, credit card debt has increased by 25% in our country. Nearly half of all Americans carry a balance on their cards. Those who do carry an average balance of more than $7,000. [...] Millions of cardholders have seen their interest rates jump [...]