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Citigroup Says Bah Humbug

December 17, 2009

Despite accepting taxpayer’s bailout money, Citigroup refuses to show sympathy to consumers. A local parking attendant bought a television on credit with Citigroup back in 2007. At the time of purchase, the receipt mentioned a deferred interest promotional offer, with no further explanation on the receipt or from the salesperson. The consumer made monthly payments [...]

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AT&T and others make you pay for the privilege of paying your bill

April 25, 2008

Want to pay your wireless bill in an AT&T store? That’ll be $2 extra for the “privilege” of handing it to a clerk. Want to pay your credit card bill over the phone? That will be $15. The disparate impact of policies designed to discourage consumers from paying in cash–like the AT&T’s in-store charge–falls squarely [...]

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