Trump pushes a 1-year, 10% cap on credit card interest rates

Reviving a campaign pledge, President Donald Trump wants a one-year, 10% cap on credit card interest rates, a move that could save Americans tens of billions of dollars but drew immediate opposition from an industry that has been in his corner.

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National41 articles from 27 sources across the spectrum· Updated 258d ago

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The story so far

3 developments
  1. Jan 10Trump pushes a 1-year, 10% cap on credit card interest rates
  2. Jan 12Trump calls for a 10% cap on credit card interest rates
  3. Jan 13President Trump wants to cap credit card interest at 10%: the pros & cons for borrowers

Who covered each development

No new developments

Quiet for 259 days

Last development · Jan 13 — President Trump wants to cap credit card interest at 10%: the pros & cons for borrowers

How each side is putting it

Left

4 viewpoints
Los Angeles TimesLean Left· 258d ago

Commentary: Trump is demanding a 10% cap on credit card interest. Here's why that's a lousy idea

Philadelphia InquirerLean Left· 260d ago· ran in 5 outlets

Trump pushes a 1-year, 10% cap on credit card interest rates and banks balk

Ran by 2 outlets· Wyoming Public Media, NPR
Wyoming Public MediaLean Left· 260d ago

Trump calls for a 10% cap on credit card interest rates

NPRLean Left· 260d ago

Trump calls for a 10% cap on credit card interest rates

InsiderLean Left· 260d ago

Why Trump's idea for a 10% cap on credit card rates could backfire, according to UBS

Los Angeles TimesLean Left· 262d ago

Banks balk at Trump's push for 10% cap on credit card interest rates

Center

10 viewpoints
Ran by 3 outlets· FOX 5 New York, KTVU San Francisco, +1 more
FOX 5 New YorkCenter· 258d ago

President Trump wants to cap credit card interest at 10%: the pros & cons for borrowers

KTVU San FranciscoCenter· 258d ago

President Trump wants to cap credit card interest at 10%: the pros & cons for borrowers

Fox26 HoustonCenter· 258d ago

President Trump wants to cap credit card interest at 10%: the pros & cons for borrowers

East Idaho NewsCenter· 258d ago· ran in 2 outlets

Trump pushes a 1-year, 10% cap on credit card interest rates

CBS NewsCenter· 259d ago

Trump floated a 10% credit card interest rate cap. Here

NewsweekCenter· 259d ago

What Trump’s credit card cap means for your wallet

ForbesCenter· 259d ago

The Proposed Credit Card Interest Rate Cap Is All Politics, No Policy

Right

5 viewpoints
FOX BusinessLean Right· 259d ago

Trump's proposed credit card interest rate cap could curb access for millions of Americans: report

Fox NewsRight· 259d ago

Johnson warns of 'unintended consequences' in Trump's credit card rate cap idea

New York PostLean Right· 262d ago

Trump calls for a 10%, one-year cap on credit card interest rates: ‘AFFORDABILITY!’

Just the NewsLean Right· 262d ago

Trump calls for limiting credit card interest rates to 10% for one year

FortuneLean Right· 262d ago

Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. But such limits could harm consumers, experts warn

Other outlets

International, entertainment and tech outlets, by their rating. Not counted in the bar above. How we count coverage

Left

2 articles
Al JazeeraLean Left· 259d ago

Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Would that work?

The GuardianLean Left· 262d ago

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

Center

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