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Wednesday 01 July 2009 8:00 pm  |  Updated:  Friday 31 May 2019 9:28 am

Credit card cheques banned

By: admindrupal

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Banks will be prevented from raising customers’ credit card limits and banned from sending out unsolicited credit card cheques as part of government plans for consumer protection. One in five people have had their credit card limit increased without their consent, said a survey by website Uswitch.

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