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Georgia Bankers Association one of 50 state banking associations to oppose Durbin-Marshall credit card bill

By Peach Tree Times News Service | Mar 12, 2025

The Georgia Bankers Association {GBA} is one of fifty state banking associations to oppose the "Credit Card Competition Act."

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Economist: Credit card bill opposed by GA bankers ‘should really be called the Credit Card Anti-competition Act’

By Peach Tree Times News Service | Feb 14, 2025

An economist with the International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) said that credit card regulations proposed in Congress would reduce competition among credit card issuers.

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NerdWallet Editor: Opponents of credit card regulations opposed by GA bankers say regs could ‘torpedo’ credit card rewards

By Peach Tree Times News Service | Feb 10, 2025

The managing editor of a financial services website wrote that opponents of credit card regulations proposed in Congress said the regulations could “torpedo” credit card rewards programs.

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Georgia one of 20 states, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico, that bans copay accumulators

By Peach Tree Times News Service | May 28, 2024

Georgia is one of twenty states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, that bans copay accumulators.

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Analysis: The cost of Kroger chicken has increased 132% since 2020

By Peach Tree Times News Service | May 22, 2024

The cost of chicken in Georgia has increased by more than 1.5 dollars per pound since 2020, according to an analysis of Kroger product ads by Peach Tree Times.

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Trump leads Biden by ten points in Georgia, poll shows

By Peach Tree Times News Service | May 12, 2024

Former President Donald Trump (R) leads President Joe Biden (D) by ten points among Georgia voters in the 2024 race for the White House.

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Financial Researcher: Georgians could see increase in credit card fraud under proposed credit card regulations

By Peach Tree Times News Service | Apr 25, 2024

Glenn Grossman, the director of research at financial advisory firm Cornerstone Advisors, said the pending federal “Credit Card Competition Act of 2023” (CCCA) could lead to an increase in credit card fraud.

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Report: Georgia ranked No. 3 for per-capita credit card fraud reports in 2023

By Peach Tree Times News Service | Apr 25, 2024

Georgia ranked No. 3 in the country for per-capita credit card fraud reports in 2023.

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Facebook ‘Whistleblower’: AG lawsuit against Meta ‘a step in the right direction’

By Peach Tree Times News Service | Oct 31, 2023

Facebook “whistleblower” Ryan Hartwig said Attorney General Chris Carr’s (R - GA) lawsuit against Facebook owner Meta is a “step in the right direction.”

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Georgia absentee ballot total grows 6x, ballot rejection rate plummets to historic low of 0.24 percent

By Peach Tree Times News Service | Nov 13, 2020

Georgia has recorded 1,307,472 absentee ballots in 2020 and rejected just 3,152 of them-- a rejection rate of just 0.24 percent.