TV SHOW: Frontline - The Credit Card Game on PBS
This special might be of interest to Econ/Gov teachers...
Frontline # 2806
The Card Game
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
9:00pm – 10:00pm ET (check local listings)
Description: As credit card companies face rising public anger, new regulation from Washington and a potential perfect storm of economic bad news, FRONTLINE correspondent Lowell Bergman examines the future of the massive consumer loan industry and its impact on a fragile national economy. In a joint project with the New York Times -- a follow-up to "Secret History of the Credit Card" -- Bergman and the Times talk to industry insiders, lobbyists, politicians and consumer advocates as they square off over new regulation and the possible creation of a consumer finance protection agency. How are the credit, debit and pre-paid card industries repositioning themselves to maintain high profits under the new rul es? The
Frontline # 2806
The Card Game
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
9:00pm – 10:00pm ET (check local listings)
Description: As credit card companies face rising public anger, new regulation from Washington and a potential perfect storm of economic bad news, FRONTLINE correspondent Lowell Bergman examines the future of the massive consumer loan industry and its impact on a fragile national economy. In a joint project with the New York Times -- a follow-up to "Secret History of the Credit Card" -- Bergman and the Times talk to industry insiders, lobbyists, politicians and consumer advocates as they square off over new regulation and the possible creation of a consumer finance protection agency. How are the credit, debit and pre-paid card industries repositioning themselves to maintain high profits under the new rul es? The
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