Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affects credit card issuers
credit card holders
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Truth_in_Lending_Act
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:15_U.S.C._§_1601_et_seq.
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:111th_United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:United_States_Senate
February 12, 2009
gptkbp:limitation fees for late payments
fees for over-the-limit transactions
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Credit_CARD_Act
gptkbp:prohibits arbitrary interest rate increases
double-cycle billing
gptkbp:protectedBy young consumers under 21
gptkbp:publicLawNumber gptkb:Public_Law_111-24
gptkbp:purpose to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan
gptkbp:regulates credit card industry
gptkbp:requires clear disclosures of terms and conditions
45 days notice before interest rate increases
ability to pay assessment for applicants under 21
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:CARD_Act
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Barack_Obama
May 22, 2009
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Chris_Dodd
gptkbp:startDate February 22, 2010
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Credit_CARD_Act_of_2009
gptkb:CARD_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7