Today’s guest on the Consumerism Commentary Podcast is Samir Kothari, co-founder and Vice President of Products at BillShrink.
Tom Dziubek speaks with Samir about how the terms of the Credit CARD Act of 2009 have been addressed by credit card issuers so far and what credit card customers can expect in the upcoming months.
Production Number: S02E15
Segment Number: 52
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[00:00] Introduction from Flexo
[00:30] Interview with Samir Kothari
– [00:43] About BillShrink
– [02:08] Interest rates during the holidays
– [04:01] Remaining fixed rate credit cards
– [05:52] Credit CARD Act of 2009 items already in effect
– [06:52] Credit card issuers in compliance
– [11:06] “Act” items going into effect in February
– [16:11] Other credit card regulations being discussed
[19:11] End
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Luke Landes founded Consumerism Commentary in 2003 and has been building online communities since 1990. Luke, also known as Flexo, has contributed to PC World Magazine, US News, Forbes, and other publications. 
