The Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, which is expected to land on the president’s desk later this week, promises to help consumers by prohibiting unfair, misleading and deceptive practices in the credit card market. But those protections may not extend to international travelers.

Elliott is consumer advocate
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