Media Coverage
Media Coverage
| Date | Media Coverage | Topic |
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| Sep 24, 2009 |
''Congress to Speed New Credit Rules to Stop Bad Bank Behavior'' "Bankers groups are crying foul as legislators moved today to speed up implementation of credit card reform in the wake of a flood of rate hikes and customer cancellations." Source: CBS MoneyWatch |
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| Sep 25, 2009 |
''NIH Names Kevin Janes a 'New Innovator''' "Kevin Janes, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Virginia, is one of 55 engineers and scientists from around the country to receive a 2009 National Institutes of Health 'New Innovator Award." Source: UVA Today |
Biomedical Research |
| Sep 29, 2009 |
Anger at Bank Overdraft Fees Gets Hotter, Bigger and Louder "Controversial bank account fees, which have fattened banks' bottom lines at the expense of vulnerable consumers, are rapidly becoming a black eye for the industry." Source: USA Today |
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| Oct 13, 2009 |
''What Can Danish Hogs Teach Us About Antibiotics?'' "Beautiful Denmark is known throughout the world for its pastries, furniture design and ham. Yes, ham. Denmark is the largest exporter of pork in the world. The country, not much larger than Massachusetts, produces more than 26 million hogs Source: Huffington Post |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Oct 28, 2009 |
''Tricks, Not Treats -- Pew Study Finds 'Deceptive' Credit Card Practices Rising'' "Alison Howard, a single mom from Atlanta, sent her only son Bryan off to college last year for what she hoped would be a lifelong education. One lasting lesson is now burned into his brain: Beware of banks bearing special credit card offers." Source: ABC News |
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| Oct 28, 2009 |
''Cards From Largest Banks Would Break Law, Pew Says'' "None of the credit cards offered online by the 12 largest U.S. banks would meet requirements of new federal curbs on the industry’s rates and fees, a report from The Pew Charitable Trusts said."
Source: Bloomberg |
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| Oct 29, 2009 |
''After credit card outrage, Ohio couple gets relief'' ''Chuck and Jeanne Lane got some good news earlier this week: After more than doubling the Lanes' monthly minimum payment, their credit card company is now slashing their payment." Source: CNN Politics |
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| Oct 31, 2009 |
''Credit-Card Rates Up Before New Law'' "...credit-card companies are rushing to raise rates and tack on extra fees ahead of a law slated to take effect Feb. 22 that is supposed to limit such moves in the future. In some cases, rates are doubling to as high as 30 percent or more, even for people who pay their bills on time." Source: The Post and Courier |
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| Nov 4, 2009 |
''Credit Cards: Break Up, or Make Up?'' "Credit-card lenders, facing higher defaults and new, profit-crimping laws, have been increasing fees and interest rates, raising minimum payments and cutting credit limits. Some Citigroup Inc. customers have seen their credit limits cut, their interest rates jump as high as 29.99% or their cards canceled altogether." Source: Wall Street Journal |
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| Nov 4, 2009 |
''Credit-Card Company or Loan Shark?'' "A recent report done by the Safe Credit Cards Project at The Pew Charitable Trusts found that over the past four months, credit-card companies have routinely tacked on new fees, altered account terms, and jacked up interest rates, sometimes to as high as 30 percent." Source: Newsweek |
