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An Ex-CFPB Official Makes the Case for Capping Credit Card Interest Rates

Also, MFA reminds CFTC that there is plenty of non-crypto policy work to be done; Gould suggests it's time to pare back living will requirements; Atkins visits Israel's stock exchange

Jan 17, 2026
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Friday Q and A: Capping credit card interest rates is the kind of policy proposal that scrambles political lines. Many Republicans are staunchly opposed, as is the banking industry. But leaders in both parties – from Donald Trump and Josh Hawley on the right to Bernie Sande…

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