Gail Hillebrand

Manager, Consumers Union's Financial Services Advocacy Campaign

Guest

Manager of Financial Services Campaign at Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports magazine

Gail Hillebrand on KCRW

Credit card companies offered high limits and low interest rates to millions of US consumers. Then came the Great Recession.

The Credit Card Economy Comes Home to Roost

Credit card companies offered high limits and low interest rates to millions of US consumers. Then came the Great Recession.

from To the Point

The credit card industry has extended $5 trillion in available credit.”  So far, only $800 billion is currently owed.  But, as more and more people look to credit cards as a way to…

The Credit Card Economy Comes Home to Roost

The credit card industry has extended $5 trillion in available credit.”  So far, only $800 billion is currently owed.  But, as more and more people look to credit cards as a way to…

from Which Way, L.A.?

Credit card companies made big money by extending balances and reducing interest rates to millions of US consumers. But times have changed.

The Credit Card Economy Comes Home to Roost

Credit card companies made big money by extending balances and reducing interest rates to millions of US consumers. But times have changed.

from To the Point

More from KCRW

KCRW reacts to the mishandling of White House war plans. Donald Trump takes center stage in Canada’s snap election. Will any excuse for tariffs make sense?

from Left, Right & Center

Which news headlines are worth the worry? If Democrats want to raise the alarms on Trump, they’ll have to communicate. Plus, KCRW takes listener questions.

from Left, Right & Center

Nature, the great outdoors, and our interdependence.

from Life Examined

Fast food workers lose about 16% of their pay every year, a new Northwestern University study found.

from KCRW Features

China is limiting the number of Hollywood films in response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

from KCRW Features

Hundreds gathered in immigrant-dense Santa Ana to protest the Trump administration’s deportation plans after a similar movement closed the 101 freeway in Downtown LA.

from KCRW Features

Religious institutions have long been a refuge for immigrants. Now, they’re mobilizing in response to recent actions from the Trump administration.

from KCRW Features

Donald Trump points fingers at Volodymyr Zelensky about the war with Russia. Should the president take accountability for the DOJ? Plus, how valuable are political rallies?

from Left, Right & Center

Donald Trump has never won Orange County, but new Republican leadership hopes to turn a purple region into a GOP stronghold.

from KCRW Features