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The Credit Card Competition Act would cut down on credit card swipe fees for consumers and has the backing of President Trump.
Fetterman, along with two other democratic senators, introduced the Credit Card Fairness Act, last week. If passed, it would put into statute the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s $8 cap on credit card late fees. The CFPB rule that enacted this cap was stalled in litigation brought on by banks.
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