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  • Bankruptcy Law backfires on credit card issuers

    12/28/2005 12:43:50 AM PST · by SDGOP · 254 replies · 5,581+ views
    An unprecedented spike in filings before reform took effect in fall 2005 is chewing into lenders' bottom lines, and the subsequent lull is showing signs of being short-lived. Bankruptcy attorneys say their caseloads are starting to pick up, and credit counseling agencies -- which provide now-mandatory sessions for consumers who want to file -- say they're seeing significantly more people than they initially predicted. All this is raising questions about whether lenders will profit as much from the new bill as they hoped.Credit card interest out of control? Find a lower rate. It wasn't supposed to be this way. The...