Credit card companies more willing to negotiate

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These are dark days for credit card companies–people are buying less on credit and having trouble paying their bills. Bad times for them may be good times for struggling borrowers, though, since credit card companies are increasingly willing to negotiate payment terms. Rozanne Andersen, Executive Vice President of ACA International, a professional association for collection agencies, joins The Takeaway to explain.

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