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Archive Home > 2009 > August > 18 > Credit cards step up their swipe quotas for reward programs

Credit cards step up their swipe quotas for reward programs

In some cases, people must pay more to cash in

By Nancy Trejos / The Bulletin
August 18, 2009

WASHINGTON " Credit card reward programs are suddenly less rewarding.

Months before a new law takes effect restricting the credit card industry's ability to raise interest rates and charge fees, card issuers are scaling back programs that offer lucrative rewards such as frequent-flier miles....

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