Geee Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Human Events:Last year, Congress passed the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act. It was supposed to really end the alleged abuses perpetrated by the credit card companies. The law forbids some penalties and interest-rate increases on existing balances.It is one of President Obama's proudest achievements."Enough's enough," he said. "It's time for strong, reliable protection for our consumers."Reform, he said, would not come at the expense of honest businesses. "Unless your business model depends on cutting corners or bilking your customers, you've got nothing to fear."Finally! Protection! A new bureaucracy will stop greedy credit card companies from unfairly penalizing you. And it won't threaten the credit business. Yippie!How has it worked out?Not so well. George Mason University Law Professor Todd Zywicki points out that the new restrictions hurt more consumers than they help.Since the Card Act passed, mortgage and Treasury bill rates have dropped a little, but credit card interest went up -- from 13 percent to nearly 15 percent. Some banks also stopped offering credit to some people. JPMorgan Chase cut off 15 percent of its customers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rokke Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 "Some banks also stopped offering credit to some people." Some people shouldn't have credit. If fewer irresponsible people hadn't been offered free money in the form of unlimited credit cards and home loans, we'd probably be in a more shallow financial hole than we are currently in. And maybe...responsible financial management could be contagious and trickle up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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