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table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://www.streem.com.au/national/7583-banks-pulling-a-switch-on-credit-cardscid=0ei=IIIkSbWdDIu8yASG9fnIAQusg=AFQjCNExebMO4B0C2-pWLeYCT0hpCoOp3gBanks pulling a switch on bcredit/b cards/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fStreem,nbsp;Australianbsp;-/font nobr2 minutes ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1Police have been accused of covering up the link between a taser and a 56-year-old man#39;s death. Consumers are being urged to switch away from poor-value b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1i-0fd=Rurl=http://www.news.com.au/business/money/story/0,25479,24679164-14327,00.htmlcid=0ei=IIIkSbWdDIu8yASG9fnIAQusg=AFQjCNE35CL4fIPmuwJRh8U8qxrWRXMx1Qimg src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=TZZ6PNOtPRAJimgurl=www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,6358583,00.jpg width=80 height=36 alt= border=1/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-0fd=Rurl=http://www.news.com.au/business/money/story/0,25479,24679164-14327,00.htmlcid=0ei=IIIkSbWdDIu8yASG9fnIAQusg=AFQjCNE35CL4fIPmuwJRh8U8qxrWRXMx1QBanks hiking bcredit/b card rates/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fNEWS.com.au,nbsp;Australianbsp;-/font nobr21 minutes ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1By Nick Gardner November 20, 2008 07:33am CONSUMERS are being urged to switch from poor-value credit card deals after it emerged banks are hiking card b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-0fd=Rurl=http://www.insideretailing.com.au/articles-page.aspx%3FarticleType%3DArticleView%26articleId%3D4097cid=0ei=IIIkSbWdDIu8yASG9fnIAQusg=AFQjCNEhTwYFmXFhqfRXUI9nBpKM9iDEAwConsumers urged to switch away from poor-value bcredit/b cards/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fInside Retailing,nbsp;Australianbsp;-/font nobr24 minutes ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1At least five credit card providers have increased their interest rates in the past three months, despite cuts to the official cash rate. b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3i-0fd=Rurl=http://www.livenews.com.au/Articles/2008/11/20/Credit_card_providers_increasing_rates_despite_cutscid=1271704422ei=IIIkSbWdDIu8yASG9fnIAQusg=AFQjCNHkWgI62iNDqhj2JBAHO8hTgjgDtwimg src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=rYvPENUuYBwJimgurl=www.livenews.com.au/static/articles/144755/F_0_CreditCard_g_320.jpg width=80 height=56 alt= border=1/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3-0fd=Rurl=http://www.livenews.com.au/Articles/2008/11/20/Credit_card_providers_increasing_rates_despite_cutscid=1271704422ei=IIIkSbWdDIu8yASG9fnIAQusg=AFQjCNHkWgI62iNDqhj2JBAHO8hTgjgDtwbCredit/b card providers increasing rates despite cuts/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fLIVENEWS.com.au,nbsp;Australianbsp;-/font nobr1 hour ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1Credit card providers are under fire, after revelations they#39;re increasing interest rates despite Reserve Bank cuts. The RBA has slashed the official cash b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-0fd=Rurl=http://www.skynews.com.au/business/article.aspx%3Fid%3D279929cid=1272318144ei=IIIkSbWdDIu8yASG9fnIAQusg=AFQjCNEU8eL6JKw4cZvgjYdDrWvUb6FHowInterest on bcredit/b rising despite cuts/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fSky News Australia,nbsp;Australianbsp;-/font nobr2 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1Consumers are being urged to switch from poor value credit cards with at least five credit providers increasing their interest rates in the past three b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/5-0fd=Rurl=http://www.skynews.com.au/business/article.aspx%3Fid%3D279931cid=1272247269ei=IIIkSbWdDIu8yASG9fnIAQusg=AFQjCNG0BsOC0am2lBlvtwNgDaYRMQ_QTgBrown still looking to stimulate bcredit/b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fSky News Australia,nbsp;Australianbsp;-/font nobr2 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says further measures may be needed to encourage banks to resume a normal flow of credit to small business and b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/6-0fd=Rurl=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24677687-5001021,00.htmlcid=0ei=IIIkSbWdDIu8yASG9fnIAQusg=AFQjCNFtTVOndQ8hjTs6kkqZmR7ytf0SEgGen Burke and Bronwyn Killen aware of bcredit/b card debt/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fDaily Telegraph,nbsp;Australianbsp;-/font nobr4 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1By Angela Saurine, Social Affairs Reporter WOMEN are struggling to pay off their credit card debts, with more than half feeling like they are going b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/7-0fd=Rurl=http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/SPs-cuts-Babcocks-credit-rating-to-CCC-LJ75M%3FOpenDocumentcid=1272056313ei=IIIkSbWdDIu8yASG9fnIAQusg=AFQjCNFiK1vaU24aX-oZUUG_yQdVXyiLFQSamp;P#39;s cuts Babcock#39;s bcredit/b rating to #39;CCC+#39;/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fBusiness Spectator,nbsp;Australianbsp;-/font nobr13 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1By a staff reporter Credit rating agency Standard amp; Poor#39;s Ratings Services has lowered Babcock amp; Brown Ltd#39;s long-term credit rating to quot;CCC+quot;, b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-0fd=Rurl=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/19/2423979.htm%3Fsite%3Dsouthqldcid=0ei=IIIkSbWdDIu8yASG9fnIAQusg=AFQjCNHMEC6LeJPL4Ojhfww5Ra0_ELz9igbCredit/b crunch takes toll on Darling Downs#39; businesses/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fABC Regional Online,nbsp;Australianbsp;-/font nobr18 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1Another two businesses on southern Queensland#39;s Darling Downs are in the hands of receivers because of the global credit crunch. b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9i-0fd=Rurl=http://www.northernstar.com.au/story/2008/11/19/all-they-saw-was-the-gun/cid=0ei=IIIkSbWdDIu8yASG9fnIAQusg=AFQjCNFbX4huenaraXVmsVLBP67N7_HfDwimg src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=4Aa6rwJii4EJimgurl=www.northernstar.com.au/media/img/news/2008/04/22/fingerprint_465x288_220408_t304.jpg width=80 height=49 alt= border=1/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-0fd=Rurl=http://www.northernstar.com.au/story/2008/11/19/all-they-saw-was-the-gun/cid=0ei=IIIkSbWdDIu8yASG9fnIAQusg=AFQjCNFbX4huenaraXVmsVLBP67N7_HfDwRobbery at the Ballina Summerland bCredit/b Union/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fLismore Northern Star,nbsp;Australianbsp;-/font nobr21 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1AN armed gunman made off with a sum of money after holding up the Ballina branch of the Summerland Credit Union yesterday. Terrified staff were unable to b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table