S.1829 - Empowering States' Rights To Protect Consumers Act

A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to empower the States to set the maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Empowering States' Rights To Protect Consumers Act as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to empower the States to set the maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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Sheldon Whitehouse

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11/8/2011--Introduced.Empowering States' Rights To Protect Consumers Act - Amends the Truth In Lending Act to limit the annual percentage rate (APR) applicable to any consumer credit transaction (other than a residential mortgage transaction), including any associated fees, to the max

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11/8/2011--Introduced.Empowering States' Rights To Protect Consumers Act - Amends the Truth In Lending Act to limit the annual percentage rate (APR) applicable to any consumer credit transaction (other than a residential mortgage transaction), including any associated fees, to the maximum rate permitted by the laws of the state in which the consumer resides.

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03/27/12
Tierney Authors Bill to Limit Credit Card Rates

Have you ever found yourself overwhelmed by credit card debt? Know someone who has? A child? A relative? A co-worker? With some lenders charging rates of 30% and more, it’s easy to see that someone can easily be overwhelmed, especially when a ...

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01/17/12
Readex to Launch Digital Edition of the Library Company of Philadelphia’s Unparalleled Collection of Afro-Americana

Examples include David Walker’s 1829 Appeal . . . to the Colored Citizens of the World, but in Particular, and Very Expressly to Those of the United States of America, a militant attack on both southern slavery and efforts to colonize free blacks ...

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12/31/11
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11/23/11
Senator Whitehouse Proposes to Repeal Interest Rate Exportation ...

On November 8, 2011, Senator Whitehouse of Rhode Island introduced S. 1829, titled the “Empowering States' Rights To Protect Consumers Act.” The bill proposes to add a single sentence to the Truth in Lending Act, to wit: ...

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11/23/11
Senator Whitehouse Proposes to Repeal Interest Rate Exportation ...

On November 8, 2011, Senator Whitehouse of Rhode Island introduced S. 1829, titled the “Empowering States' Rights To Protect Consumers Act.” The bill proposes to add a single sentence to the Truth in Lending Act, to wit: ...

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11/23/11
Senator Whitehouse Proposes to Repeal Interest Rate Exportation ...

On November 8, 2011, Senator Whitehouse of Rhode Island introduced S. 1829, titled the “Empowering States' Rights To Protect Consumers Act.” The bill proposes to add a single sentence to the Truth in Lending Act, to wit: ...

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