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Fed credit card tips coming to big screens

November 26, 2009

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— Movie theater audiences can add another item to the list of things before the film: Federal Reserve advice about credit card use.

The Fed said Wednesday it will run ads in 12 movie theaters from Black Friday through Dec. 3. The 45-second spots will provide shoppers with tips to avoid unnecessary charges and fees on their credit cards.

The ads will run in Boston, New York, Bensalem, Pa., Valley View, Ohio, Hanover, Md., Boca Raton, Fla., Chicago, Hazelwood, Mo., Edina, Minn., Olathe, Kan., Houston and Long Beach, Calif., said Fed spokeswoman Susan Stawick.

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