Gail Hillebrand

Manager, Consumers Union's Financial Services Advocacy Campaign

Guest

Manager of Financial Services Campaign at Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports magazine

Gail Hillebrand on KCRW

Credit card companies offered high limits and low interest rates to millions of US consumers. Then came the Great Recession.

The Credit Card Economy Comes Home to Roost

Credit card companies offered high limits and low interest rates to millions of US consumers. Then came the Great Recession.

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The credit card industry has extended $5 trillion in available credit.”  So far, only $800 billion is currently owed.  But, as more and more people look to credit cards as a way to…

The Credit Card Economy Comes Home to Roost

The credit card industry has extended $5 trillion in available credit.”  So far, only $800 billion is currently owed.  But, as more and more people look to credit cards as a way to…

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Credit card companies made big money by extending balances and reducing interest rates to millions of US consumers. But times have changed.

The Credit Card Economy Comes Home to Roost

Credit card companies made big money by extending balances and reducing interest rates to millions of US consumers. But times have changed.

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