Congress to shine light on US credit card industry

Seeded on Wed Mar 7, 2007 3:55 PM EST (Yahoo! News)

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US lawmakers will on Wednesday seek to shine a light on what some call the shady practices of large financial groups that market credit cards to Americans. ADVERTISEMENT

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Critics of Lending Practices Adopt a Harder Edge

Seeded on Wed Mar 7, 2007 3:48 PM EST (The New York Times)

A BITTER fight over lending tactics that critics decry as predatory is heating up as the two sides introduce ambitious marketing efforts intended to woo consumer support in the struggle.

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Young blacks feel hindered, survey finds

Seeded on Thu Feb 1, 2007 1:53 PM EST (Chicago Tribune)

Many young black people remain alienated and pessimistic about their place in society, with a majority saying immigrants receive better treatment than they do, according to a new national survey.

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Young U.S. blacks believe in politics: study

Seeded on Thu Feb 1, 2007 1:24 PM EST (Reuters)

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Many young U.S. blacks are as confident as their white and Hispanic peers that they can use politics to make things better, but a majority of young blacks feel alienated from today's government, a study said on Thursday.

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