Consumer mood shifts as year ends with cautious spending
New York AP report notes consumers asserted their rights and choices amid a year of price consciousness. Attitudes mattered as free-spending days faded, autos sold well though imports rose on low-priced models, and savings deposits surged while stocks and mutual funds faced net redemptions.
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New York
Women press for equal access to credit cards and loans
Women activists and researchers report widespread credit discrimination against women who gain jobs, marry, or divorce. Sizable protests prompt banks and retailers to revise policies, with stores like Franklin Simon and Bank of America collaborating to give women credit in their own names and cataloging applicants by ability to pay.
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National Business Council For Consumer Affairs
National Commission On Consumer Finance
Council
Carole de Saram
The
National Organization of Women
Barbara Shack
New York Civil Liberties Union
Ruth Holstein
Commission
Congresswomen
Women’s Bureau
Elizabeth Koontz
Women’s Rights Organizations
NOW
Women’s Equity Action League
WEAL
Women’s Lobby
Atlanta Ywca
Atlanta
Dallas
J.C. Penney’s
American Express
Household Finance Corp
First National City Bank
Bank of America
John E. Patterson
Franklin Simon
New York
Patterson
Gilchrist Department Store
Boston
Bankamericaid
Charles Hayward
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