This entry is part of a series of topic blog entries examining how college students may build good credit in tough economic times. As an activity for a multiplatform storytelling graduate course, these entries display my contribution to contemporary journalism in relationship to blogging/online writing and storytelling without compromising traditional journalistic methods such as accuracy and timeliness.
PHOTO BY ERIKA WELLS
Today, regulations of the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009 go into effect.
Signed into law last May under the Obama Administration, the legislation aims to protect Americans from exorbitant rate increases and hidden fees.