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		<title>4 Fees To Spoil Your Christmas</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/4-fees-to-spoil-your-christmas-01847.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/4-fees-to-spoil-your-christmas-01847.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristine B</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pleading Ignorance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Credit CARD Act]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[credit cards]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Overdraft fees]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[payday loans]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Prepaid Debit Cards]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[aka, How the Financial Grinches Stole Christmas&#8230;
Christmas is just around the corner. How do I know? Because one of my oh-so-thoughtful Facebook friends has already started the Christmas countdown. And, like so many people out there, my concern is with affording Christmas, especially given all the traps and fees associated with bank accounts, credit cards, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AG Edwards Class Action - Update 1</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/1841-01841.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LucyC</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Class Action]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[AG Edwards]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve had a lot of interest from you about the status of the A.G. Edwards class action and what, if any mutual funds may be involved. This is what we&#8217;ve managed to find out—we hope it helps. We&#8217;ll continue to follow this for you, so keep your questions coming. 
First off, why where you notified about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A.G. Edwards&#8230;Going Somewhere?</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/ag-edwardsgoing-somewhere-01813.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/ag-edwardsgoing-somewhere-01813.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:46:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LucyC</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Class Action]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[AG Edwards]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wachovia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/?p=1813</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Way back in 2005, a class action lawsuit was filed against AG Edwards (now part of Wachovia), alleging that the investment company was not playing by the rules. On Friday—yes that&#8217;s over four years later—a website popped up with some information on the AG Edwards class action suit. 
Just in case the details of the suit don&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Credit CARD Pitfalls to Look Out for Now</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/5-credit-card-pitfalls-to-look-out-for-now-01760.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/5-credit-card-pitfalls-to-look-out-for-now-01760.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:18:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristine B</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pleading Ignorance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Credit CARD Act]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[credit cards]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With Christmas around the corner (at least according to big box retailers and your local Hallmark store) the time to think about how to pay for Christmas presents is upon us. Of course, the new credit card regulations go into effect next year, which means that banks are doing everything they can to maximize profits [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just in time for the Holidays: Higher Credit Card Interest Rates?</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/just-in-time-for-the-holidays-higher-credit-card-interest-rates-01756.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/just-in-time-for-the-holidays-higher-credit-card-interest-rates-01756.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:24:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AbiK</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Credit CARD Act]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[credit cards]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/?p=1756</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How&#8217;re your holiday shopping plans looking? If you&#8217;re one of the millions who are either unemployed or thinking that you might be on a bit of job security thin ice (hello, J&#38;J with 8,000 job cuts pending), you may be thinking of whipping out some plastic this holiday season just to ensure that jolly old elf—St. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Worst Credit Card Ever? Hint: 79.9% APR (oh, but that is not all)</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/worst-credit-card-ever-hint-799-apr-oh-but-that-is-not-all-01651.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/worst-credit-card-ever-hint-799-apr-oh-but-that-is-not-all-01651.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AbiK</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging Issues]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[79.9% APR]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[credit cards]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[First Premier]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/?p=1651</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Need credit real bad? So bad that you&#8217;ll go almost anywhere for it so long as they accept your application? I&#8217;ve got the credit card for you: a First Premier credit card. But you also have to be willing to pay a price—a hefty one. I took a moment to read through the fine print over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What the heck are Overdraft Fees &amp; &#8220;NSF&#8221; on my bank statement?</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/what-the-heck-are-overdraft-fees-nsf-on-my-bank-statement-01638.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/what-the-heck-are-overdraft-fees-nsf-on-my-bank-statement-01638.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristine B</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging Issues]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Overdraft fees]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/?p=1638</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s no shortage of financial news in the headlines lately, but the thing that might impact you the most is news about bank overdraft fees. So, that&#8217;s what we&#8217;re covering today in Pleading Ignorance. 
So, What Is an Overdraft Fee? 
Let&#8217;s back up first and answer what Overdraft Protection is. Banks either include or offer Overdraft Protection [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Capital One: Low Blow to Low Interest Rates</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/capital-one-low-blow-to-low-interest-rates-01592.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/capital-one-low-blow-to-low-interest-rates-01592.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LucyC</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Capital One]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[credit cards]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/?p=1592</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Capital One got hit with a potential class action lawsuit this week, and one guess what it&#8217;s about? Interest rate hikes on its supposedly low interest rate credit cards. 
I would dare to hazard a guess that unless you live in a cave, you have likely seen one of the several Capital One&#8217;s ads promoting their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prepaid Debit Road Test: Paying up front to get ripped off</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/prepaid-debit-road-test-paying-up-front-to-get-ripped-off-01575.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/prepaid-debit-road-test-paying-up-front-to-get-ripped-off-01575.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:23:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hunter West</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[AccountNow]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Green Dot]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[MiCash]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Millennium Advantage]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[NetSpend]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Only 1 Visa]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pay-O-Matic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Prepaid Debit Cards]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Silver Prepaid Mastercard]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/?p=1575</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tyrell Blocker is a young fella with a family and doing the best he can. At 20 he has a newborn and all the responsibilities to go with it. 
What he doesn&#8217;t have is a bank account. He only has one piece of ID. The bank requires two, so what&#8217;s a young father to do? Head [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Dot Should Be Greed Dot</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/green-dot-should-be-greed-dot-01559.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/green-dot-should-be-greed-dot-01559.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LucyC</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Green Dot]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Prepaid Debit Card]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[


Almost everyone has a tale of woe when it comes to fees charged by bank cards and credit cards, but what about prepaid debit cards—the new kid on the block? 
Reportedly, some 80 million Americans are using these cards in lieu of having a bank account— and it&#8217;s proving exhaustively expensive. Why? These types of cards [...]]]></description>
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