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Globe Editorial

Credit where it's overdue

May 31, 2008

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REGULATORS AND elected officials are starting to circle the credit card companies, and not a moment too soon. The Federal Reserve reports that credit card debt rose more than 7 percent last month, on top of the already burdensome average of $8,000 per family. Credit and debit card delinquencies are at their highest levels in 18 years. And all the ... (Full article: 439 words)

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