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US SB3660

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/15/2026

Primary Sponsor

John Fetterman

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Caps credit card late fees at $8 for large credit card issuers (those with 1,000,000 or more open accounts in the preceding calendar year)

  • Amends Section 149 of the Truth in Lending Act to require that penalty fees be based only on the cost incurred by the creditor from the payment violation

  • Authorizes the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to increase the $8 cap only by the rate of change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers

  • Requires all legal challenges to these provisions be filed exclusively in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

  • Mandates the CFPB publicly release research used to develop any proposed rules before the notice and comment period

Legislative Description

Credit Card Fairness Act

Finance and financial sector

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

1/15/2026

Committee Referrals

Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs1/15/2026

Full Bill Text

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