News Reports How You Can Help Results About WISPIRG WISPIRG Foundation Legislative Scorecard JOBS

ISSUES

Home » How You Can Help » Online Action Center » Consumer Protection » Other Actions

Bring the Creditcardholder's Bill of Rights to a Vote

The banks swung and missed.

They lost a key committee vote on the U.S. PIRG-backed Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights — a bill to rein in unfair and abusive practices.

Follow these 3 easy steps to help out.
1. Look over the message below, and feel free to add your own comments. Using your own words makes the message more meaningful.
2. Sign the letter by filling in the form below. We will not share your information with anyone else.
3. Click the button to send your message.

Letter	Dear Speaker Pelosi, The U.S. PIRG-sponsored Credit Cardholders Bill Of Rights helps ensure decent treatment for credit cardholders. I urge you to bring this bill, which just passed through committee, to the floor for a full vote. Among its many provisions: prohibiting credit card companies from raising your rates to 36% APR or more if you are as little as one day late; prohibiting similar penalty rate changes based on your payment history with another company or for no reason at all; and banning the practice of charging more interest on amounts you already paid them. I hope you'll take action quickly to give consumers the fair deal they deserve. Sincerely,
First Name
Last Name
Your Email
Address
City
State
Zip
Phone Number

ISSUES

Bring the Creditcardholder's Bill of Rights to a Vote

SEARCH THIS SITE