Trump calls for 1 year cap on credit card interest rates
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Americans' debt loads are at record highs, resurfacing a decadeslong debate on how to prevent companies from maximizing profit at consumers' expense.
First President Donald Trump targeted the interest rates credit-card companies levy against US consumers. Now he’s targeting the interchange fees that merchants must pay to tap, swipe and insert their cards at checkout by endorsing a measure on Capitol Hill that aims to boost competition among payment networks.
President Donald Trump calls Sen. Elizabeth Warren to discuss capping credit card interest rates at 10%, finding common ground with progressive Democrats on affordability.
Credit card debt is an embarrassment to many Americans. It is especially embarrassing, apparently, to people who earn a lot.