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HR 6977 110th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Consumer affairs Consumer credit Interest, dividends, interest rates User charges and fees

Loan Shark Prevention Act

Introduced: September 18, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Sep 18, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Sep 18, 2008
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Loan Shark Prevention Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to limit: (1) the annual percentage rate (APR) applicable to any extension of credit to a maximum of 8 percentage points above the interest rate on tax underpayments established under the Internal Revenue Code; and (2) the amount of any fee or charge that a creditor may impose, under the terms of a credit transaction, to $15.

Declares that, in the case of any credit card account under an open end consumer credit plan, no fee (including any annual fee, late payment fee, or over-the-limit fee) may be imposed on such account until 30 days after the obligor receives a specific notice of the imposition of such fee.

Requires such a notice to explain how, when, and why a fee will be imposed and what options the obligor may have for addressing the fee or any reason for it, including the prevention of any future imposition of such fee.

What's happening now September 18, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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