U.S. Congress - News Articles for H.R.5244 Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008
H.R.5244 - Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008 as introduced.
- Official: To amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan, and for other purposes. as introduced.
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After Kneeling, Banks Swagger: "No Protection for US Taxpayer"
Democrats in the House tacked HR 5244 into the bailout, passing it by a vote of 312-112. The resolution would protect Americans from the type of predatory ...
Banks love bailout, hate credit card curbs
The legislation -- HR 5244 -- would, among other things, end card issuers' self-proclaimed right to change interest rates at any time. ...
Greenwald Campaign: Latham rejects credit card holdersâ bill of rights
(Boston Globe, 3/17/07) The Credit Card Holders Bill of Rights (HR 5244) passed the House despite Tom Lathamâs vote. The bill will: · Protect against ...
ABA Launches CardPolicyInfo.com
In particular, the Web site provides detailed information on the negative impact of âThe Credit Cardholders Bill of Rightsâ (HR 5244) and the ABAâs comments ...
House Approves Bill to Ease Credit Woes for Small Business
HR 5244 will codify the most significant regulatory changes recently proposed by the Federal Reserve Board (Fed). It is crucial that these proposed changes ...
Cardholders' Bill of Rights may go before House this week
According to the Weekly Leader, the online house agenda alert system published by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, HR 5244 is among the items on tap for ...
Wall Street, Main Street and Mean Streets
Public Citizen is championing something for consumers in all of this: A Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights in HR 5244 that each of us should get behind by ...
Congressional Transparency Tool Tracks Big Money
For example: Bill HR 5244, the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008. This Bill would limit the right of banks to arbitrarily increase interest ...
Clears Financial Services Committee
HR 5244 should now be scheduled for floor action. The Ellison provision would prohibit card companies from imposing the practice of universal default on ...
New rules for credit card firms?
... the House Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee, has just introduced the "Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008" (HR 5244). ...
Interest rates rise for lovers of plastic
Y., introduced the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008 (HR 5244). The bill would ban credit-card issuers from raising customers' interest rates ...
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