10 Percent Credit Card Interest Rate Cap Act
This bill caps credit card interest rates at 10% annually for all finance charges, directly affecting credit card users by limiting how much lenders can charge. It prohibits lenders from using non-finance fees (like annual fees) to bypass this cap, and allows consumers to recover overpaid interest within two years of payment. The cap expires on January 1, 2031, and does not override stricter state consumer protections. This is a permanent policy change for credit card terms until the sunset date.
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Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 4, 2025
Last action Feb 4, 2025
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Feb 4, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
upper
Feb 4, 2025
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upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
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Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
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Jeff Merkley
DDemocratic
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Josh Hawley
RRepublican
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Kirsten E. Gillibrand
DDemocratic
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