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If Trump were legitimately interested in protecting consumers, why then did he cancel caps on bank overdraft fees last year? Why is he also dismantling the Consumer Protection Bureau?

This contradictory chaos is like kidnapping the leader of a foreign country on drug trafficking charges days after pardoning and releasing one the largest convicted drug traffickers in history!

#BankFees #CreditCardFees

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-call-10-credit-card-143014438.html

Trump’s call for 10% credit-card cap aims at banks’ crown jewels

After a week of jarring markets with announcements aimed at making homes more affordable, the president swiveled to another consumer burden: the cost of...

Yahoo Finance

Business | The Guardian US Jan 11

Trump announces one-year 10% cap on credit card interest rates https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/10/trump-credit-card-interest-rate-cap #DonaldTrump #CreditCardFees #TrumpAdministration #ElizabethWarren #BernieSanders #ConsumerAffairs #Business #UsPolitics #UsNews

Trump announces one-year 10% cap on credit card interest rates

Critics express doubt president can implement such a move without approval from Congress

The Guardian

US news | The Guardian Jan 10

Trump announces one-year 10% cap on credit card interest rates https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/10/trump-credit-card-interest-rate-cap #DonaldTrump #CreditCardFees #TrumpAdministration #ElizabethWarren #BernieSanders #ConsumerAffairs #Business #UsPolitics #UsNews

Trump announces one-year 10% cap on credit card interest rates

Critics express doubt president can implement such a move without approval from Congress

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian Jan 10

Trump announces one-year 10% cap on credit card interest rates https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/10/trump-credit-card-interest-rate-cap #DonaldTrump #CreditCardFees #TrumpAdministration #ElizabethWarren #BernieSanders #ConsumerAffairs #Business #UsPolitics #UsNews

Trump announces one-year 10% cap on credit card interest rates

Critics express doubt president can implement such a move without approval from Congress

The Guardian

Business | The Guardian US Nov 16

Merchants’ ‘victory’ over credit card fees will just complicate things more for them https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/nov/16/small-business-credit-card-fees #USsmallbusiness #Consumeraffairs #Creditcardfees #Business #USnews

Merchants’ ‘victory’ over credit card fees will just complicate things more for them

Do small business owners think that Visa and Mastercard won’t just recoup their fees elsewhere?

The Guardian

Lifestyle | The Guardian US Apr 23, 2025

Churning, hacking, revolving, transacting: In the ‘credit card points game’, who wins? https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/24/churning-hacking-revolving-transacting-in-the-credit-card-points-game-who-wins #Personalfinance #Creditcardfees #Lifeandstyle #Money

Churning, hacking, revolving, transacting: In the ‘credit card points game’, who wins?

Influencers and online communities share tips about how to maximise points to travel the world in style. But can consumers really use their credit cards to get something for nothing?

The Guardian

Andrew Shields Mar 11, 2025

Writing a poem about a taxi ride in Colmar, France. #111Words #Writing #Poems #Taxis #Colmar #Change #CreditCardFees https://andrewjshields.blogspot.com/2025/03/writing-poem-about-taxi-ride-in-colmar.html

Writing a poem about a taxi ride in Colmar, France

This morning, I decided to write a poem, with no idea what to write about. I'm in Colmar, France, for a few days, on a work retreat with my ...

Lifestyle | The Guardian US Mar 10, 2025

‘It’s not because I want people to think I’m great’: Michael Sheen on paying off £1m of his neighbours’ debts https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/mar/10/michael-sheen-interview-secret-million-pound-giveaway-port-talbot #Banksandbuildingsocieties #Theminers'strike1984-85 #Creditcardfees #Borrowing&debt #Steelindustry #MichaelSheen #Lifeandstyle #Creditcards #Debtrelief #Refugees #Poverty #Culture #Wales

‘It’s not because I want people to think I’m great’: Michael Sheen on paying off £1m of his neighbours’ debts

The actor grew up poor, got rich, then lost everything backing the 2019 Homeless World Cup. Now he’s giving away more of his money to help 900 total strangers. Doesn’t he think he’s done enough?

The Guardian

Houston Public Media Jan 13, 2025

Houston-area consumers paid more than a half-billion dollars in hidden debit and credit card fees during the 2024 holiday season, according to Texans Against Hidden Credit Card Fees.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/business/2025/01/13/510642/texas-coalition-advocating-for-legislation-to-curb-hidden-credit-card-fees/

#Business #Finances #Houston #Local #News #Texas #CreditCardFees #HolidayShopping #TexansAgainstHiddenCreditCardFees #TexasLegislature #TexasRestaurantAssociation

Texas coalition advocating for legislation to curb hidden credit card fees

Houston-area consumers paid more than a half-billion dollars in hidden debit and credit card fees during the 2024 holiday season, according to Texans Against Hidden Credit Card Fees, which is calling for legislation to combat the issue as state lawmakers convene in Austin this week.

Houston Public Media

Houston Public Media Nov 22, 2024

Texans Against Hidden Credit Card Fees is demanding Texas lawmakers require competition and transparency for the largest banks and credit card networks doing business in Texas.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/business/2024/11/22/506851/new-texas-coalition-takes-on-credit-card-companies-over-hidden-fees/

#Business #News #Texas #CreditCardFees #HiddenFees #TexansAgainstHiddenCreditCardFees

New Texas coalition takes on credit card companies over hidden fees

Texas Against Hidden Credit Card Fees is made up of over 10 business-related organizations.

Houston Public Media