Nitty Gritty News Wednesday, July 27, 2005 Bill Randall The Chicago-based Woodstock Institute has just released a report describing the fees, rates, and terms of the largest credit card providers in the U.S. titled “Blindfolded Into Debt: A Comparison...
American Banker Thursday, July 14, 2005 By Lavonne Kuykendall In hopes of spurring tougher credit card regulations, a consumer group released a study that compares the rates and terms offered by the top bank issuers with those of credit...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Malcolm Bush or Tom Feltner(312) 427-8070 Credit Card Terms and Conditions Have a Highly Deceptive Effect but Credit Union Issued Cards are Fairer than Bank Issued Cards, Says New Woodstock Institute Report – The...
Credit Union Times Wednesday July 13th, 2005 By David Morrison The Woodstock Institute, a sometimes critic of mainstream credit unions and an member of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, has issued a report on bank and credit union credit...
July 11, 2005 Credit Union Journal CHICAGO-A report by The Woodstock Institute suggests the credit card industry employs deceptive practices to make more money off of credit card consumers but pointed out that credit unions have fewer fees,...
Tim Westrich and Malcolm Bush This report analyzes the deceptive effect of credit card terms and conditions and how these terms and conditions massively raise the cost of using credit cards and contribute to rising levels of consumer debt....