Re:Trump announces one-year 10% cap on credit card interest ...
by Trumpi on Saturday January 10, 2026 @10:32PM
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In Trump's original post, he is "calling for" the rate cap, which I interpret differently to "mandating" a rate cap. The Guardian article seems to think that the executive has no authority to compel banks to comply, and this might well be the reason he is merely "calling for" this rate cap.
And if this is the correct interpretation, then this was communicated in a very confusing way.
Re:Trump announces one-year 10% cap on credit card interest ...
by whattheheckheck on Saturday January 10, 2026 @09:48PM
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Seriously read Basic Economics
Not enough % return on risk and the company cancels their service and consumers have to go to loan sharks or get even more desperate and ready to do whatever they need to to survive
Re:Trump announces one-year 10% cap on credit card interest ...
by bediger4000 on Saturday January 10, 2026 @10:33PM
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Wow, this is great! It's frankly wonderful we have a president we trust with these decisions. Can you imagine the congressional hearings that a move like this from any of the other presidents we've had since 1988? Media would have freaked out, markets tumbled. There would have been impeachment rumors. But now? We get "just the facts" reporting, and it just happens. No hearings, no media frenzy, market soars.
Re:Trump announces one-year 10% cap on credit card interest ...
by jfengel on Monday January 12, 2026 @11:19AM
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Setting aside the legality of this, is it even possible for credit card companies to work with rates capped like that?
I'm sure the credit card companies are plenty profitable right now and could probably afford some kind of cut. Just the transaction fees alone seem disproportionate to the costs.
But they do have to cover things like defaults, the opportunity cost of the money, fraud (they have to eat the costs of identity theft under the Truth in Lending Act), etc. Clearly they're turning a profit at 20%; can they still at 10%?
At the very least, I suspect some people will find that their credit cards are canceled.
And if this is the correct interpretation, then this was communicated in a very confusing way.
Not enough % return on risk and the company cancels their service and consumers have to go to loan sharks or get even more desperate and ready to do whatever they need to to survive
That's because, to him, "Make America Great Again" == "Make America resemble 1880 as closely as possible".
Peak Gilded Age. Gold-plated lavatories with countless hungry, desperate, and poor to keep them tidy, build bridges, make babies, toil, and die.
Sure, some people will, but a lot of people will just cut back discretionary spending as a result, which I think is a very good thing.
I'm sure the credit card companies are plenty profitable right now and could probably afford some kind of cut. Just the transaction fees alone seem disproportionate to the costs.
But they do have to cover things like defaults, the opportunity cost of the money, fraud (they have to eat the costs of identity theft under the Truth in Lending Act), etc. Clearly they're turning a profit at 20%; can they still at 10%?
At the very least, I suspect some people will find that their credit cards are canceled.