Saturday, January 24, 2026

Trump Backs Off Lower Credit Card Rates

President Donald Trump called for credit card companies to cap interest rates at 10%, roughly half the industry average, effective Jan. 20.

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Donald Trump says he wants to cap credit card interest rates. So why is Trump's appointee Russ Vought refusing to use the tools he has at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to bring down credit card costs?

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-- Elizabeth Warren (@warren.senate.gov) Jan 23, 2026 at 4:56 PM

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Trump's 10% credit card cap deadline is here. Will card companies comply?
www.cbsnews.com

... President Trump had set Jan. 20 as a deadline for credit card companies to lower their interest rates to 10% for one year. Now that the date has arrived, most banks and card issuers have largely kept their rates unchanged, while also pushing back against an idea that they say lacks key policy details necessary for them to comply.

Mr. Trump announced the cap on Jan. 9, giving banks and issuers just 11 days to meet his demand. In his Truth Social post announcing the proposal, he said he wanted to ensure that Americans wouldn't get "'ripped off' by Credit Card Companies that are charging Interest Rates of 20 to 30%, and even more, which festered unimpeded during the Sleepy Joe Biden Administration."

The interest rate cap has drawn bipartisan support from some lawmakers, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, and Sen. Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri. If enacted, the proposal could save consumers $100 billion per year in reduced interest payments, but the banking industry warns that it could backfire because issuers would be forced to reduce credit access to millions of consumers. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-21 01:35 AM

@#1 ... but the banking industry warns that it could backfire because issuers would be forced to reduce credit access to millions of consumers. ...

So, the banks are punishing all credit holders because of the actions of a few?

Maybe, a better approach might be to charge an interest rate on the creddit card based upon a person's history of paying their credit card debt?

Stated differently, why should someone with a 700+ credit rating have to pay the same interest rate on a credit card as a person with a credit rating of, say, 400?

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-21 01:39 AM

In his Truth Social post announcing the proposal

Does that have some kind of legal authority? A proposal is, after all, just a suggestion.

#3 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-01-21 01:52 AM

I got the 10% rate right after I got my $5000 DOGE check and $2000 tariff rebate.

It's almost like he's lying to the public every single day.

#4 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-01-21 08:20 AM

It's almost as if the corporate class knows he's full of unconstitutional s*&^.

The retched thing about it, though, is they expect US to abide by his "directives."

#5 | Posted by jpw at 2026-01-21 11:18 AM

So, the banks are punishing all credit holders because of the actions of a few?

No, they're just doing what they always do - they're watching their bottom line.

#6 | Posted by jpw at 2026-01-21 11:19 AM

Maybe, a better approach might be to charge an interest rate on the creddit card based upon a person's history of paying their credit card debt?

They do. Every card I've ever applied for gave ranges for APR depending on credit score.

#7 | Posted by jpw at 2026-01-21 11:20 AM

When you super-impose progressing dementia atop a personality that has no moral concepts you get Trump.

Donald played the evil clown at Davos today, and he has no capacity to understand that.

He's insane.

#8 | Posted by Zed at 2026-01-21 05:57 PM

Perhaps Lamplighter should look up 2009 and get back to us.

#9 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-01-22 01:14 AM

T... A... C... O...

#10 | Posted by gtbritishskull at 2026-01-24 09:30 AM

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