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Re:Unintended Consequences: Credit Card Interest Rates now M... by CWuestefeld on Tuesday August 24, 2010 @12:49PM (#1630335)
I don't think this is true. They're not allowed to tack on a CC surcharge, but a cash discount (while accomplishing the same thing) is OK.
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Re:Unintended Consequences: Credit Card Interest Rates now M... by btilly on Tuesday August 24, 2010 @01:35PM (#1630474)
I didn't believe that cash discounts were OK, so I googled it and found http://fso.cpasitesolutions.com/premium/le/06_le_ic/fg/fg-me... which verifies that you're right.
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Re:Unintended Consequences: Credit Card Interest Rates now M... by gchpaco on Tuesday August 24, 2010 @07:26PM (#1631502)
Huh, you are in fact correct. I had stored in my brain the intended effect of the agreement but not the actuality.
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