The president of the American Bankers Association says the legislation "changes the entire business model of credit cards."

VOA: special.2009.05.22

In Washington this week, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner announced new steps to rebuild trust in financial markets and restart the flow of credit.

VOA: special.2009.02.13

He says the combination of credit card debt and big student loans is burying young people in debt and driving many of them to bankruptcy.

VOA: special.2009.04.10

A third step is to increase the availability of credit for individuals and businesses.

VOA: special.2009.02.13

Credit card companies say the changes will only reduce the availability of credit.

VOA: special.2009.05.22

Mexico received a forty-seven billion dollar line of credit for one year.

VOA: special.2009.04.24

Lack of credit not only hurt banks but manufacturers, too.

VOA: special.2009.01.02

"So there may actually be a worsening of credit availability to small and medium sized business in the next year or so,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.20

"We need a durable and successful flow of credit in our economy, but we cannot tolerate profits that depend upon misleading working families.

VOA: standard.2009.05.09

Venezuelan President Chavez said in Moscow Sunday he had obtained a $2.2-billion line of credit from Russia for 90 T-72 tanks and an advanced long-range air defense system.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

"The president was upbeat. He deserves a lot of credit.

VOA: standard.2010.01.28

"The challenge is to keep up the tempo and to continue these policies that have been placed in terms of credit flows being increased to customers and interest rates being maintained at around the ten per cent level,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.13

Together, we have taken steps to stimulate growth, restore the flow of credit,open markets, and dramatically reform our financial regulatory system to prevent such crises from occurring again - steps that will lead to job creation at home,".

VOA: standard.2009.04.11

A study in the United States found that eighty-four percent of undergraduates last year had at least one credit card.

VOA: special.2009.05.28