S.2475: Credit Card Minimum Payment Warning Act

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 108th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about law
  • Introduced May 21, 2004
  • Latest Major Action May 21, 2004

Bill Summary

Credit Card Minimum Payment Warning Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to include among the mandatory disclosures at each billing cycle of open end consumer credit plans: (1) the words "Minimum Payment Warning: Making only the minimum payment will increase the amount of interest that you pay and the time it will take to repay your outstanding balance;" ( 2) the number of years and months it would take the consumer to pay the entire amount...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
May 21, 2004

Introduced in the Senate by Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii)

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