To amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide safeguards for credit card holders whose accounts were, or are about to be, terminated for inactivity, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · April 2, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Amends the Truth in Lending Act to set forth restrictions upon the termination of a consumer credit card account due to inactivity.
Prohibits a consumer credit card account from being terminated for inactivity unless the cardholder is notified within 60 days before the termination date.
Authorizes the cardholder to appeal a termination on the basis of error. Requires the card issuer to: (1) investigate whether such an error occurred; (2) transmit the investigation results to the cardholder; and (3) reopen the credit card account if an error did occur.
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