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Credit card debt, the government and us
I'd never dreamed anything could be more shocking than looking at my credit card balance, but that was before I opened this month's statement. There, staring me in the face, was a message informing me that if I paid the minimum balance each month, it would take 31 years to pay off the credit card.

Credit card holders don't need their own 'bill of rights'
"Rate hikes and late-fee traps have to end. No more fine print, no more confusing terms and conditions," President Obama said last week when advocating another big-government solution - this time to evils committed by credit card companies.

Congress targets credit card firms
WASHINGTON - The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to rein in credit card rate increases and excessive fees, hoping to give voters some breathing room amid a recession that has left hundreds of thousands of Americans jobless or facing foreclosure.

What others say: Tighten up controls on credit card companies
As millions of Americans try to pull themselves out of debt in a tough economy, government must tighten the reins on the credit card industry that, in no small way, contributed to the troubles so many people find themselves in.