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  • Credit Card Issuers Brandish Their Weapons

    December 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

    Anxious consumers have been purchasing more guns during this recession, with Smith & Wesson reporting a 13 percent increase during this last fiscal year.  Desperate times call for desperate measures, but whereas consumers reach for guns, credit card issuers have been pulling the trigger on higher interest rates.  With new federal legislation prohibiting such [...]

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