Credit Card Issuers News
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Monday December 8, 2008
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Friday October 31, 2008
If you want to save money, but still use your credit card, you should consider a low rate credit card.Credit Card Issuers Get Tricky
Tuesday September 26, 2006
MANY credit card issuers are being "mean" in the way they calculate interest, and this has made some low-interest rate cards much more expensive than customers think, a report says.Banks Keep Credit Card Customers In The Dark
Saturday April 22, 2006
CONSUMER advocates have called for stiffer disclosure requirements to be placed on credit card issuers when changes occur to their cards' conditions of use.Credit Card Users Left In Dark Over Changes In Use
Saturday April 22, 2006
CONSUMER advocates have called for tougher disclosure requirements for credit card issuers when changes are made to the card's conditions of use.Senate Committee Calls For Crackdown On Credit Card Providers
Friday October 14, 2005
Banks and other credit card issuers will have to be much more transparent about interest rates and fees if a Senate committee's recommendation is adopted.Credit Cards A Wealth Hazard
Wednesday July 6, 2005
Consumer groups in Australia have applauded regulations announced in Britain that will force credit card issuers to provide "health warnings" on their cards.Hsbc Returns Fire In The Zero-rate Credit Card War
Thursday February 24, 2005
LAST year consumers won as credit card issuers undercut each other with cheap introductory interest rates. This year the issuers hope to entice new customers by offering a zero rate on balances transferred from rival cards.It's Time To Clamp Down On Credit Card Greed
Friday October 11, 2002
I applaud the initiative of the ACT Government in introducing legislation that obliges credit card issuers to investigate the financial status of customers before increasing their credit card limit (Money Manager, 7/10).Credit Card Reform Row
Tuesday March 19, 2002
Banks and credit card issuers are set to battle the Reserve Bank of Australia over credit card reforms, which they say will mean cardholders paying more for goods and services and losing interest-free periods.Footing The Credit Card Bill
Saturday December 15, 2001
THE Reserve Bank's proposed reforms of credit card interchange-fee arrangements have the potential to radically change the nature of credit cards as we have come to know them in this market.Credit Card Issuers Brace For Reform As Growth Rates Drop
Wednesday December 5, 2001
Credit card issuers are bracing for the first stage of the Reserve Bank's judgement on their lucrative ``interchange" fee system as the card industry's stellar growth shows signs of slowing.Credit Card Issuers Try To Safeguard Reward Points
Wednesday September 12, 2001
Credit card issuers linked with Ansett were working behind the scenes yesterday to try to ensure that frequent flyer points acquired by card users were honoured.Pm Backs Plan For Credit Card Overhaul
Thursday March 22, 2001
The Reserve Bank is expected to set new, lower fees for credit card use and take steps to open up the booming credit card market to new players after being requested to end the stranglehold that banks have on cards.Reserve Warns Banks On Credit Card Fees
Saturday December 2, 2000
Banks were warned yesterday that they must introduce a new credit card fee system or the Reserve Bank would do it for them. The central bank also swung its weight behind banks displaying fees on automatic teller and EFTPOS machines so consumers could compare fees. ``We want to see a sensible The Wrong Card Can Cost You Dearly
Tuesday November 7, 2000
EIGHT out of 10 Australians are paying unnecessary fees on credit cards. Are they being ripped off by those heartless, branch-closing, profiteering banks? Probably not. Although the banks and other credit card issuers could do a lot to help improve their battered public image by letting theirBank Taken To Court Over Credit Card Fees
Tuesday September 5, 2000
Australia's competition watchdog has begun legal action against the country's biggest bank, alleging price-fixing in credit card transactions. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission accuses the National Australia Bank of breaching the Trade Practices Act after an investigation of the Prepare For The Arrival Of Fees On Credit Cards
Tuesday October 13, 1992
CREDIT card issuers are likely soon to be given the right to impose an annual fee on credit cards. This will follow the expected endorsement of such a change by the Prices Surveillance Authority in its report on the credit card industry to be released tomorrow. In theory, the imposition 
