The federal government's latest effort to jump start the stalled credit markets conveniently helps credit card issuers, but not their ripped-off customers.
Treasury and the Federal Reserve on Tuesday said they will provide $200 billion in financing to investors buying a variety of consumer debt, including credit card loans. The program, called the Term Asset-backed Securities Loan Facility, or TALF, is supported by $20 billion in credit protection from the $700 billion Troubled Assets Relief Program, or TARP, approved by Congress last month."
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