Credit card interest can take a balance that seems manageable and make it balloon — sometimes into an amount that feels totally untenable. Part of the problem is how steep interest rates can be, often ...
On Friday, President Trump called for a one-year cap of 10% on credit card interest rates, set to begin Jan. 20. Without congressional legislation, implementing a rate cap would likely be challenging.
A new analysis finds that a 10% credit card interest rate cap would shrink access to credit, affecting well over 100 million American cardholders in the process. Some Republican and Democratic ...
On Friday, Jan. 9, President Trump shared a message on Truth Social calling for a credit card interest rate cap starting Jan. 20, 2026 — just 11 days after posting. His proposal would cap rates at 10% ...