Senator Levin Prepares to ?Slap Around? Abusive Credit Card Companies Who Are Ripping Off Consumers

?Some? of the Credit Card Companies offer a good product and decent service providing Americans with the convenience and back up of a credit card when not carrying a lot of cash on person. Much of the online business and other travel and such have to be conducted by some sort of plastic. Credit card possession and usage is a cornerstone of conducting business in the U.S. It creates fluidity to economic commerce. Now, however, many abusive credit card companies have ratcheted up the ?gouge game? to a new level. Per a recent Senate Hearing on March 7, 2007, all prompted by U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, the abusive credit card companies have increased fees and interest rates. So when an abusive credit card company applies ?the butchers thumb? on th View the rest of this article