White House to Put Credit-Card Rates in Cross Hairs

The Wall Street Journal - WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will soon turn his attention to high credit-card rates, giving a potential boost to congressional efforts to put limits on the industry.

Banks have come under increasing pressure over raising their credit-card rates in recent weeks. Consumer groups are particularly critical of those that raised rates on some existing card holders even as the banks received federal bailout funds. Banks have said credit-market conditions and changes in borrowers' credit scores necessitated the increases.http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124015800037232541.html#mod=testMod