WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has voted to impose tough new rules for credit card companies unless lenders agree to freeze interest rates and fees.
The bill, approved 331-92, would accelerate the February enactment date of legislation already passed by Congress that limits when and how banks can charge credit card customers.
The bill would become effective when President Barack Obama signs it, but prospects of Senate passage are dim.
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