Word: levins
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...demanded by consumers and lawmakers alike. Both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are campaigning for credit-card reform. On Feb. 7, Representatives Carolyn Maloney and Barney Frank introduced a credit-card bill of rights that would make it harder for issuers to add fees and hike rates. Senator Carl Levin is also sponsoring a bill that would cap rate increases, rein in fees and require clearer disclosures of all costs...
...with politicians angry with the bankers over the subprime fiasco, the heat is rising on the industry's credit-card segment. One of the strongest proposed changes is Levin's provision to limit interest rate increases to no more than seven percentage points above the initial rate. "Too many card issuers engage in very, very severe abuses and outrageous practices. It?s indefensible," says Levin, who arrived at seven, because it is about 50% above many cards' initial interest rate of around...
...cost of a Yale education will be significantly reduced for families making less than $200,000 per year, Yale University President Richard C. Levin announced on Monday...
...five years. Proponents of a 5 percent mandate note that other tax-exempt institutions—such as private foundations—are already subject to the rule, as originally required by the Tax Reform Act of 1969. In a press release detailing the initiative, Yale President Richard C. Levin said the $307 million budget increase would go toward expanding scientific research and upping financial aid for students in an initiative set to be announced next week. That initiative is expected to parallel Harvard’s move last month to increase aid packages to students with family incomes from...
...suggestion of an undercover informant who was also paid by the FBI. The swearing-in ceremony was led by the informant - who at another point also suggested a plan to bomb FBI offices in Miami. "The case was written, produced and directed by the FBI," defense attorney Albert Levin said in his closing arguments...