http://washingtonindependent.com/60863/the-end-of-the-vanilla-option-and-more-bad-news-for-consumers National News in Context Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:40:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://washingtonindependent.com/60863/the-end-of-the-vanilla-option-and-more-bad-news-for-consumers/comment-page-1#comment-136168 Azure Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:43:11 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=60863#comment-136168 Thanks for tips. Thanks for tips.

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/60863/the-end-of-the-vanilla-option-and-more-bad-news-for-consumers/comment-page-1#comment-126704 Azure Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:43:11 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=60863#comment-126704 Thanks for tips. Thanks for tips.

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/60863/the-end-of-the-vanilla-option-and-more-bad-news-for-consumers/comment-page-1#comment-81986 manifestmoney Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:26:28 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=60863#comment-81986 I was at a dinner party with some friends a few weeks ago, and the topic of credit cards came up. One friend talked about how she had just realized she had been paying for “credit card insurance.” What is that? If she died, her balance would be paid off. She is a 24 year old law student, who doesn’t carry a balance and has no dependents – it didn’t seem like it was a great value for her. She had to jump through some paperwork to get it turned off, and ultimately did, but for a few months there her credit card company was earning fees off something their customers didn’t want.<br>maybe right I was at a dinner party with some friends a few weeks ago, and the topic of credit cards came up. One friend talked about how she had just realized she had been paying for “credit card insurance.” What is that? If she died, her balance would be paid off. She is a 24 year old law student, who doesn’t carry a balance and has no dependents – it didn’t seem like it was a great value for her. She had to jump through some paperwork to get it turned off, and ultimately did, but for a few months there her credit card company was earning fees off something their customers didn’t want.
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]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/60863/the-end-of-the-vanilla-option-and-more-bad-news-for-consumers/comment-page-1#comment-81276 Posts about Interest Free Credit Card News as of September 25, 2009 | Virtual Visa Card Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:00:26 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=60863#comment-81276 [...] get a smaller interest rate. The economy has taken a turn for the worse and with that comes debt. The End of the Vanilla Option, and More Bad News for Consumers – washingtonindependent.com 09/25/2009 The watering down of the proposal for a new consumer [...] [...] get a smaller interest rate. The economy has taken a turn for the worse and with that comes debt. The End of the Vanilla Option, and More Bad News for Consumers – washingtonindependent.com 09/25/2009 The watering down of the proposal for a new consumer [...]

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/60863/the-end-of-the-vanilla-option-and-more-bad-news-for-consumers/comment-page-1#comment-81270 The End of the Vanilla Option, and More Bad News for Consumers Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:43:48 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=60863#comment-81270 [...] News Sources wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThe watering down of the proposal for a new consumer financial protection agency continues, with the latest victim the end of vanilla option. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner announced at a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee this week that the option was being dropped. Via Felix Salmon, Mike Konczal at Rortybomb explains why this matters. First some background: The vanilla option means a consumer gets presented with the most basic financial product first, then can cho [...] [...] News Sources wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThe watering down of the proposal for a new consumer financial protection agency continues, with the latest victim the end of vanilla option. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner announced at a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee this week that the option was being dropped. Via Felix Salmon, Mike Konczal at Rortybomb explains why this matters. First some background: The vanilla option means a consumer gets presented with the most basic financial product first, then can cho [...]

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/60863/the-end-of-the-vanilla-option-and-more-bad-news-for-consumers/comment-page-1#comment-81259 The End of the Vanilla Option, and More Bad News for Consumers | The Loan Center Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:22:43 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=60863#comment-81259 [...] the rest here: The End of the Vanilla Option, and More Bad News for Consumers September 25th, 2009 | Posted in Student Loan, Uncategorized Tags: congress, credit, economy, [...] [...] the rest here: The End of the Vanilla Option, and More Bad News for Consumers September 25th, 2009 | Posted in Student Loan, Uncategorized Tags: congress, credit, economy, [...]

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/60863/the-end-of-the-vanilla-option-and-more-bad-news-for-consumers/comment-page-1#comment-81258 The End of the Vanilla Option, and More Bad News for Consumers Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:21:35 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=60863#comment-81258 [...] Latest Victim, News Sources, Proposal, Salmon, Timothy Geithner, Treasury Secretary, Vanilla News Sources wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThe watering down of the proposal for [...] [...] Latest Victim, News Sources, Proposal, Salmon, Timothy Geithner, Treasury Secretary, Vanilla News Sources wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThe watering down of the proposal for [...]

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