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HR 3760 115th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Consumer credit Fraud offenses and financial crimes Interest, dividends, interest rates

Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2017

Introduced: September 13, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Sep 13, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2017

This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a creditor from extending credit to a consumer under an open end consumer credit plan (credit card) for which the fee and interest rate exceeds 36%.

The bill also sets forth criminal penalties for violations and empowers state Attorneys General to enforce the bill.

Credit card billing statements must include the fee and interest rate, displayed as "FAIR," instead of the total finance charge expressed as an annual percentage rate (APR).

What's happening now September 13, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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