10/27/2024
We have a credit card product that has an introductory “fixed” rate that changes after 12 months to a variable rate APR. Management wants to really promote that fixed rate period, but I don’t think we can use the word “fixed”, can we?
06/16/2024
I’ve been hearing about the new $8 cap on credit card late fees. My bank offers cards issued by an agent bank, but the card shows our bank logo and we hand out brochures for the product. Will our customers be impacted?
06/09/2024
My boss told me today our bank is seriously considering doing an in-house credit card program. HELP! I don’t even know where to begin. What should I expect and where can I learn more?
05/26/2024
My bank just received an SCRA request for rate relief on a customer’s credit card line. The card normally has a 22.99% interest rate, so 6% is a big drop! How do we do it? Is it only on existing balances up to this point, or does it need to remain at 6% for all past and future transactions, until his active duty ends?
05/19/2024
My bank has just acquired another bank that has its own in-house credit card program. We’ve purposely never done an in-house credit card program because of the sizeable compliance burden of them, but now here we are. What do I need to know for compliance on these acquired cards?
05/12/2024
Is it true that people under the age of 21 are not permitted to get their own credit card?
04/21/2024
Is a person’s written consent required for us to access their credit bureau file?
03/31/2024
Is redlining real? It seems to be an antiquated type of violation.
12/03/2023
Is there any requirement to disclose the specific rates used to calculate purchase, balance transfer, and cash advance APRs in the credit card agreement, if that information is already clearly disclosed with all other required pricing information (as defined in Reg Z 1026.6(b)(2)(i) through (b)(2)(xii))? This is already provided on our Interest Rates and Fees Disclosure form provided to the applicant with the card.
For example, our credit card agreement (a separate document from the Interest Rates and Fees Disclosure) includes "For the non-promotional purchase and balance transfer APR, we add X.XX% to the Prime Rate. For the cash advance APR, we add XX.XX% to the Prime Rate. However, all of this information is also disclosed on our Interest Rates and Fees disclosure, which is given to the applicant with the Account Agreement and card.
11/12/2023
The Military Lending Act does not specify if the Act applies to an open-ended Overdraft Protection line that is tied to a checking account or a closed-ended loan secured by the applicants’ deposit accounts such as a savings and/or certificate of deposit. Does the Rule apply to both consumer credit types?