Credit cards: Banks vs. customers

The new Credit Card Reform Act is set to go into effect in February, but lawmakers are trying to move up the date since banks have started raising interest rates. Credit experts have advice on how to avoid fees and surprise interest rate hikes.

Guests

• Nick Bourke: Manager of the Credit Cards Standards Project at Pew Charitable Trusts.
• Sandra Block: Financial advice columnist for USA today.

More from MPR

• Wells Fargo raising credit card rates ahead of law
  October 7, 2009

Resources

• Safe Credit Card Standards
• Sandra Block
• NPR: Legislators push early start for credit card rules