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Consequences Of The Credit Card Reform Act – Watch Out!

New credit card reform laws are going into effect in February of 2010 to provide more consumer protection. But are there unintended side effects? read more »
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Regulation Of Debit Card Fees Begin, What Effect Will They Have On Credit Cards?

News on Debit Card regulation. How would this affect Credit Cards? read more »
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Climate Change Legislation: What It Means to Businesses

Fuel costs will rise for consumers and companies, and even suppliers won’t escape headaches from the increases. read more »
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New Tax Laws for 2011

Most of the new tax laws for 2011 affect corporations, and tax expert Eva Rosenberg explains that Congress is still waiting to draft legislation that[...] read more »
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Uh-huh: Anti-credit-card legislation hurts just about everyone

The other shoe is beginning to drop in the aftermath of the CARD act. Issuers are clamping down on people with good credit. read more »
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Why Are Retirement Issues In Tobacco Legislation?

The 111th U.S. Congress has approved a bill regarding smoking and retirement that initially left me scratching my head in confusion. The question I w[...] read more »
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Brand New Legislation Could Stop Foreclosure Rush

Homeowners are going to get a bit more room to breathe prior to potential foreclosures under the bill signed into legislation recently. read more »
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FTC Reporting Abusive Debt Collection Tactics

The FTC has received more than 45,000 complaints about debt collectors in the first half of the year, up almost 20% compared to the first six months [...] read more »
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On The Hill: New Legislation Would Combat Tax Haven Abuse

The introduction yesterday of legislation to "restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid Federal taxa[...] read more »
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Politics Live: Video: Obama makes push for credit card legislation

President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to send him legislation by Memorial Day that would put a tighter rein on the credit card industry. read more »
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Financial Regulation: Necessary Evil or Evil Necessarily?

The article discusses the issues with newly proposed regulation for financial markets. It lists the possible implications of mistakes regarding new [...] read more »
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