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By Delegate Bill Frick (D-16). Thank you for sharing your experience at the hands of credit card vampires with MPW readers. The situation you faced is exactly what motivated me…
By Delegate Saqib Ali (D-39). As an elected official, I have a unique perspective to the grinding recession facing our nation. I unfortunately get to hear from too many of…
Credit Card Vampires Out for Blood
Ever think that even though the credit card companies are going after everyone else, they won’t come for you? I used to believe that too until I received the following…
Senator Rob Garagiola (D-15), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, sent us this statement on Delegate Bill Frick’s (D-16) credit card bill.***** First, the bill would have covered every…
More on Credit Card Gouging
From NBC News on April 23: Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
The Congress may finally be moving to prevent deceptive credit card practices, an effort supported by President Obama. As for Maryland, the House of Delegates passed a bill to crack…
Credit Card Bill Fails; Banks Run Amok
Folks, you just can’t make this up. Delegate Bill Frick’s bill limiting credit card abuses dies in the Senate Finance Committee after passing the House 136-1 and now the banks…
What We Are Watching in Annapolis
While the mainstream media titillates itself with the University of Maryland porn scandal, here’s what we have our eyes on in the rest of the General Assembly session.Misclassification Bill Despite…