Low-interest credit cards with strings attached
Consumers and politicians push for lower card rates while lenders add fees tighter credit rules and shorter grace periods. Goldome cuts Visa to 13 percent by removing grace, Wells Fargo offers 17 percent for long-time customers, and Home Plan Savings promotes 12.9 percent for qualified clients as banks respond to rate pressure and risk concerns.
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Bill Menezes
Associated Press
New York
Visa
MasterCard
Marc Chodorow
Goldome
Bank Rate Monitor Newsletter
Bank
Credit Card Observer Newsletter
John Crothers Pollock II
Pollock
Arkansas
John McCleary
Home Plan Savings
Des Moines
Iowa
Home Plan
McCleary
Buffalo
N.Y
San Fro
Wells Fargo Bank
Virgo
Wells Fargo
Tax preparers face loss of deduction under overhaul bills
Taxpayers would no longer deduct fees paid to professionals for preparing returns under either House or Senate tax overhaul drafts. Middle and upper income filers could see 25 to 50 percent hikes in preparation costs, as the deduction is removed. Professionals warn of higher mistakes and IRS workload, while advocates say simpler forms reduce need for help.
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Douglas Harbrecht
Scripps
Howard News Service
Washington
House
Senate
al Golato
H&r Block
United States
Internal Revenue Service
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