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submitted 7 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

A federal judge in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday blocked a new Biden administration rule that would prohibit credit card companies from charging customers late fees higher than $8.

US District Judge Mark T. Pittman, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, granted a preliminary injunction to several business and banking organizations that allege the new rule violates several federal statutes.

These organizations, led by the right-leaning US Chamber of Commerce, sued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after the rule was finalized in March. The rule, which was set to go into effect Tuesday, would save consumers about $10 billion per year by cutting fees from an average of $32, the CFPB estimated.

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[-] henfredemars@infosec.pub 60 points 7 months ago

Ah yes. Late fees. Something that clearly contributes to our society.

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 19 points 7 months ago

Yeah, better than nothing, but wouldn't have been enough.

Another example why it never pays off to go after moderate solutions. Republicans will fight everything equally as hard, so why not actually try for a lot?

At least then when things actually make it, they cause a difference

[-] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago

The things that actually make it trend to be the things that can get enough centrist support to overcome Republicans. Or on the rare occasion when Democrats can cut Republicans out of the process entirely (ie budget reconciliation)

[-] Brosplosion@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

Without late fees there is no incentive to pay on time. I don't understand the rationale to remove them entirely, though regulating maximums makes sense.

[-] a_fancy_kiwi@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

I disagree. The 20-30% interest a lot of credit cards have is enough of a reason to pay on time.

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