The Biden administration has limited credit card late fees to $8, a 75% reduction.
Federal Reserve BoardA study by the CFPB published in 2022 showed that credit card late fees are disproportionally collected from people in low-income neighborhoods.
The Good Brigade/Getty ImagesReduced credit card late fees would also be worth about $414 million to the real estate industry.
A drop in the bucket of credit card costsCredit card debt is now at record levels and interest rates on those cards have soared.
Interest and other credit card fees cost consumers more than $1,100 a year and are still growing.
Persons:
Biden, Vance Ginn, Jenny Thorvaldson, Thorvaldson
Organizations:
Consumer Financial, Business, IMPLAN, Biden, Federal Reserve Bank, Federal, Brigade, Centers for Disease Control, Money Management, MMI