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Friday, October 16, 2009
Minnesota Public Radio Stories
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.9:06 a.m.GuestsNick Bourke: Manager of the Credit Cards Standards Project at Pew Charitable Trusts.Sandra Block: Financial advice columnist for USA today.More from MPRWells Fargo raising credit card rates ahead of law (10/07/2009)Resources- Diane Ackerman joins the Kerri Miller book club
Writer and naturalist Diane Ackerman closely observes nature, then folds in her research on art, history and the natural world. She talked with Kerri Miller and book club members in the UBS Forum on October 9.10:06 a.m.GuestsDiane Ackerman: Author of "Dawn Light: Dancing with Cranes and Other Ways To Greet the Day." She's also the author of "The Zookeeper's Wife."More from MPRResources
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