United States · Bill · S
S. 838 (114th)
Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2015
Introduced
23 March 2015
Last action
23 March 2015 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1710-1711)
Sponsors
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Subjects
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Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2015 Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a creditor from extending credit to a consumer under an open end consumer credit plan (credit card) for which the fee and interest rate exceeds 36%. Sets forth criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Empowers state Attorneys General to enforce this Act. Revises requirements for a periodic statement for each billing cycle with respect to where the total finance charge exceeds 50 cents for a monthly or longer billing cycle, or the pro rata part of 50 cents for a billing cycle shorter than monthly. Requires inclusion of the fee and interest rate, displayed as "FAIR," instead of the total finance charge expressed as an annual percentage rate (APR).
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Timeline
23 March 2015
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1710-1711)
Source: IntroReferral
23 March 2015
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 23 March 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssbk00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/838
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/838
- us · 114-s-838 · source updated 5 December 2025