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This month, Congress will vote on a bill to eliminate almost all of the funding for popular credit card reward programs like cash back and travel points. This legislation would allow retailers to ...
Sen. Tim Scott introduced a bill Monday to block the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's action by invoking the Congressional Review Act.
The Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009 is a federal statute passed by the United States Congress and signed by U.S. President Barack Obama on May 22, 2009. It is a comprehensive credit card reform legislation that aims "to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under ...
The new rule would apply to large credit card issuers — those with more than 1 million accounts. These companies represent more than 95% of total outstanding credit card debt, according to the CFPB.
The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 ( FACT Act or FACTA, Pub. L. 108–159 (text) (PDF)) is a U.S. federal law, passed by the United States Congress on November 22, 2003, [1] and signed by President George W. Bush on December 4, 2003, [2] as an amendment to the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The act allows consumers to request and ...
The bill was supported by President George W. Bush. Tom DeLay also championed the legislation. The bill passed by large margins, 302-126 in the House and 74-25 in the Senate, and was signed into law by President Bush. Support. Support for the act mostly came from banks, credit card companies, and other creditors.
Sens. Dick Durbin (D–Ill.) and J.D. Vance (R–Ohio) are two of the leading sponsors of the Credit Card Competition Act, which would artificially cap so-called swipe fees charged by credit card ...
The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) is a United States law (codified at 15 U.S.C. § 1691 et seq.), enacted October 28, 1974, [1] that makes it unlawful for any creditor to discriminate against any applicant, with respect to any aspect of a credit transaction, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, or ...