Some accounts indicate consumer protection reforms of 2010 helped people reduce consumer debt last year, despite grim projections for some on its potential effects. After the passing of the CARD Act, credit card interest rate hikes subsided and the trend toward reducing overall credit debt continued in America, although the debit interchange reform is likely to see the death of many free banking services thanks to its channeling revenue streams. Still, revolving credit debit currently stands at only 800.5 billion, nearly its lowest point in two years, and some issuers have actually eliminated fees like penalty APRs for cardholders who miss payments. These conclusions, drawn by a BillShrink personal debt survey, also show the CARD Act prevented issuers from raising certain rates, in addition to other notable provisions including 45 days’ notice on fee and rate changes and a cap on penalty fees so that they don’t exceed the cost of the offense that activated the fee .
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Rollover contributions or conversions into a Roth IRA
Roth IRAs that were converted from traditional IRA or were carried over from one qualified retirement plan (401k to roth ira or 403B to Roth IRA, etc.) have special rules. As usual you will pay a 10 % penalty fee of the amount withdrawn if you want to distribute from a Roth IRA account that was transferred from a traditional IRA less than 5 years ago.
There are some exceptions to penalty for early withdrawal. Usually if you have to withdraw an amount that is not equal to your contribution, or is not a qualified withdrawal, then you may be subject to a penalty of 10 %. Fortunately, if you are aware of these exceptions you can avoid the withdrawal penalty of 10 %.
When you take distributions from a Roth, there are certain rules that apply to control whether you make tax-free contributions or if you take the gains that may be subject to taxes and penalties.
There is the order of distribution, approved by IRS. Full Post…
Fed to Close CARD Act Loopholes
The CARD Act of 2009 was designed to protect consumers from unfair credit card practices. The rules changed the way credit card companies could profit from their cardholders. The Federal Reserve isn’t too happy with the way some companies have side-stepped the law and is proposing clarifications in the language that will prevent companies from circumventing the intent of the law. Here are the loopholes they intend to close:
Card Act Loopholes:
- Promotional offers that prevent interest rate increase notifications: Some card issuers have gotten around the 45 day notice required when a cardholder’s rate is changed by applying a ‘promotional rebate’ which can be revoked at any time, resulting in an increased rate without the 45 day notice. For exampl
Wells Fargo to Pay Your Foreign ATM Fees
If you were among the handful of Wells Fargo impacted by uncooperative ATMs this past week within their network, your ATM fees will be reimbursed if you turned to an out-of-network ATM. After its 12,000 ATMs crashed Monday and lasted well into the evening, the Bank blamed a systems issue. Fees reimburse includes any fee Wells Fargo/Wachovia or another bank may have assessed for using an out-of-network machine, plus the fee charged by the out-of-network ATM. Wells Fargo charges $2.50 for withdrawals on its accounts made at alternative ATMs, and the bank or other entity that owns the alternate ATM often charges its own fee of $2 or more.
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