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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jan 30, 2001
Credit Card Consumer Protection Act of 2001 - Amends Truth in Lending Act provisions governing open-end consumer credit card plan disclosures to mandate: (1) a 30-day posting deadline for the mailing of credit card account statements; (2) prominent type face disclosure of the date by which a late fee will be charged to the account; and (3) recordkeeping by the credit card issuer of the pertinent dates for the mailing of bills and receipt of bill payments.
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Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8] · D–NJ
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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