Watch Out: Interest-Free Financing Traps Still Snag Shoppers
October 11, 2012
Gerri Detweiler focuses on helping people understand their credit and debt, and writes about those issues, as well as financial legislation, budgeting, debt recovery and savings strategies. She is also the co-author of Debt Collection Answers: How to Use Debt Collection Laws to Protect Your Rights, and Reduce Stress: Real-Life Solutions for Solving Your Credit Crisis as well as host of TalkCreditRadio.com.
While interest-free financing deals are safer than a few years ago before the Credit CARD Act kicked in, they still contain traps for the unwary.
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