<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><entry xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11017702.post-2092943724101608080</id><published>2008-12-07T00:00:00.000Z</published><updated>2008-12-09T14:48:39.530Z</updated><title type='text'>Credit card rules due soon will add to consumer protections</title><summary type='text'>Cash-strapped consumers can expect a special delivery this holiday season: sweeping new rules on credit cards.Federal regulators will unveil final rules within the next several weeks to restrict credit-card practices seen as unfair or deceptive. Proposals would prohibit institutions from practices such as: increasing rates on an outstanding balance, except under limited circumstances; applying </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/credit-card-rules-due-soon-add/story.aspx?guid=F31D1364-BC60-47F8-838C-17E2EABC367B' title='Credit card rules due soon will add to consumer protections'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11017702/posts/default/2092943724101608080'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11017702/posts/default/2092943724101608080'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.summarybox.com/2008/12/credit-card-rules-due-soon-will-add-to.shtml' title='Credit card rules due soon will add to consumer protections'/><author><name>Quotes</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11193488772515383056'/></author></entry>