Credit card rewards at risk with new interest rate limit legislation

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New legislation pointed at capping credit card interest rates at 10% will erase card rewards for most consumers, financial experts told the Washington Examiner.

Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced the bill on Thursday that would cap credit card interest rates for five years. The bill has been referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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