Consumers hop back on plastic treadmill

Courtesy MSN Money Finance Tips  Tue, 05/05/2009 - 10:21

An increase in credit card sales and applications -- despite higher interest rates and tighter requirements -- may reflect Americans' increasing optimism about the economy.


 

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