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Trump's Proposed Credit Card Cap Spotlights Americans' Debt. Would It Help?
Banks warn a 10% interest cap would reduce credit access for risky borrowers and slow consumer spending, while average credit card APRs remain above 20%, Reuters reported.
- On Jan. 20, President Donald Trump proposed a one-year, 10% cap on credit-card APRs via social media as a temporary affordability measure.
- Supporters point to average APRs above 20% and rising debt as credit card debt hits a record high while consumers spend roughly $6 trillion annually and carry about $1.2 trillion in balances.
- This week, bank earnings calls focused on the 10% APR cap proposal, with Citi CFO Mark Mason, JPMorgan CFO Jeremy Barnum, and Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan raising credit access concerns as investors priced in risk, sending financial stocks lower.
- Analysts say lenders would tighten standards and compete for higher‑FICO borrowers, while pulling back from subprime and near‑prime segments as state-level rate caps studies show loan declines.
- In December, the OCC and FDIC filed briefs opposing Colorado rate-cap law and sought rehearing after an appeals ruling, while critics highlight the 'rent-a-bank' loophole and large donations from the American Financial Services Association.
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