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Trump’s affordability pledge strikes directly at the heart of Wall Street’s profit engine
Trump's 10% credit card interest cap could save Americans $100 billion annually but faces opposition from banks warning of restricted credit and economic impact.
- President Donald Trump proposed a one-year 10% cap on credit card interest rates, saying he wants it effective by January 20 and framing it as a response to affordability ahead of midterms.
- Having touted the idea on the 2024 campaign trail, last year American households owed $1.23 trillion in credit card balances, highlighting political roots and urgency.
- Research quantifies the trade-offs: Shearer, Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator, found a 10% cap could save Americans $100 billion annually but cut $27 billion in rewards for consumers with FICO scores of 760 or lower at a 19.64% average credit card rate.
- Bank leaders quickly pushed back, arguing the cap would tighten credit, with Citi and JPMorgan Chase executives warning it could restrict consumer access and JPMorgan's CFO saying "everything is on the table" Tuesday.
- Legislatively the cap would need Congress or issuer buy-in, while analysts say banks might offer lower-rate products or tighten underwriting instead of exiting the market.
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By Juan Towfighi, CNN President Donald Trump's proposal to impose a 10% cap on credit card interest rates for a year has touched a sensitive fiber in the discussions on affordability and has prepared a possible confrontation with Wall Street. A cap on rates could offer short-term relief, although it is unclear whether it would address significantly the root cause of concerns about affordability. But it could also lead card issuers to restrict cr…
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Trump’s affordability pledge strikes directly at the heart of Wall Street’s profit engine
President Donald Trump’s proposal for a one-year, 10% cap on credit card interest rates has struck a chord in debates about affordability — and set up a potential clash with Wall Street.
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