Consumer Alert: Watch for illegal credit card fees

Credit card "convenience" fees are becoming a major inconvenience

How do you squeeze a few extra bucks from your customers when you're on the brink of a recession? By making them pay your credit card fees.

There's evidence that is happening. Subscriber Chuck Cecil just returned from a road trip to Iowa from the Washington, D.C., area. He reports that many businesses along the way have started adding surcharges for bill…