Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) questions Jerome Powell, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as he testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee on June 22, 2022 in Washington, DC. Powell testified on the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress during the hearing.
  • The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed regulations that would reduce credit card late fees.
  • The bank lobby says these regulations would hurt community banks and credit unions and reduce credit access. 
  • Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to know if credit card companies stand with the banks.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren wrote a letter to the ten largest credit card companies asking how much money they make collecting late fees from cash-strapped consumers.