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The Act contains a provision that limits the first year annual fee for a credit card to 25% of the credit limit. Credit card issuers are still able to charge certain additional fees, such as "setup fees" or "program fees." The Act also restricts the fees that can be charged for gift cards and other prepaid cards.
The payment card interchange fee and merchant discount antitrust litigation is a United States class-action lawsuit filed in 2005 by merchants and trade associations against Visa, Mastercard, and numerous financial institutions that issue payment cards. The suit was filed because of price fixing and other allegedly anti-competitive trade ...
Interchange fee is a term used in the payment card industry to describe a fee paid between banks for the acceptance of card-based transactions. Usually for sales/services transactions it is a fee that a merchant's bank (the "acquiring bank") pays a customer's bank (the "issuing bank"). In a credit card or debit card transaction, the card ...
The Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 (BSA), also known as the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act, is a U.S. law requiring financial institutions in the United States to assist U.S. government agencies in detecting and preventing money laundering. [ 2] Specifically, the act requires financial institutions to keep records of cash purchases ...
Opponents of credit card swipe fee legislation claim it will benefit big box retailers, cause harm to consumers and small businesses. From our readers:
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule limiting credit card late fees to $8. The move could save 45 million people an average $220 per year on late fees.
According to a recent WalletHub analysis, credit card fees and interest topped $163.89 billion, or $76.27 per account, last year alone. This was a significant jump from the $135.79 billion charged ...
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 574 U.S. 259 (2015) The Truth in Lending Act ( TILA) of 1968 is a United States federal law designed to promote the informed use of consumer credit, by requiring disclosures about its terms and cost to standardize the manner in which costs associated with borrowing are calculated and disclosed. [ 1]