Credit union credit card programs received a national push on Larry King Live on Dec. 10 when noted consumer advocate Suze Orman promoted the cards and the low interest rates at federally chartered credit unions.

When a viewer e-mailed a question about moving her balance from a bank credit card to a CU credit cards, Orman responded:

"Yes, yes, yes, yes. So here's my new thing, credit unions-especially ones under that are federally chartered, so to speak-the maximum interest rate they can charge you is 18%" Orman said in response to the question, according to the show's transcript.

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