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  • September 2010 ConsumerCast available -- the latest edition of the CPB's podcast series is now available in English and Spanish.
     
  • New Credit and Gift Card Protections Take Effect -- new rules offer greater protection and additional rights to users of credit and gift cards.

  • New NYS Law Addresses Telemarketing Abuses and Regulates "Robo" Calls -- an update to the State's Do Not Call telemarketing law that address new practices which "game the system."
     
  • New Overdraft Rules for Debit and ATM Cards Taking Effect -- new options are available regarding overdrafts charges for transactions made with debit and ATM cards.
     
  • New Rebate Law -- Read more about a new law that will provide consumers with important information about rebate offers made by manufacturers and retailers.
     
 
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