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Credit Card Spending Surges, While Retailers Slump

Its likely that the growth experienced by MA is as a result of consumers trying to tap into credit lines as cash becomes tighter. If credit quality worsens beyond subprime/RE relates assets, and evedntually extends into consumer credit (credit cards, auto) eventually banks will start to rein in credit lines and that would auger poorly for MA, V longer-term growth rates