Economic Outlook: Consumer advocacy

United Press International | May. 20, 2009 (News Report)

"If you strip away the reward component of a credit card, it's essentially a commodity," said Rick Ferguson, editorial director at LoyaltyOne, a marketing firm. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Stefanie Davenport - May 20, 2009 - 6:59 AM PDT
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 by Kaizar Campwala - May. 20, 2009

The reporter appears to have done little independent work here, and instead relies on journalism in the NYTimes, and public quotes from politicians and prominent reform advocates.

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 by Stefanie Davenport - May. 20, 2009
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