HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1065 FILED ON: 1/16/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1598
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Tom Sannicandro
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to protect consumers from usurious rates on credit cards.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Tom Sannicandro | 7th Middlesex |
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Chris Walsh | 6th Middlesex |
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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1065 FILED ON: 1/16/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1598
By Mr. Sannicandro of Ashland, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1598) of Tom Sannicandro and Chris Walsh relative to restricting legal action against certain credit card consumers . The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 496 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen
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An Act to protect consumers from usurious rates on credit cards.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
When there is a collection action against a consumer for collection on a credit card, the credit card company can collect up to the usuary rate and no more.
Any change of terms to the credit card contract must be counter signed by the consumer in order to be effective.
Any legal action involving a credit card contract, that claims to have charged an interest rate in excess of the usury rate, shall be barred from being heard in Massachusetts State Courts.
Under any action for a credit card company, brought in Massachusett, Massachusetts Law shall control.
If a credit card company has charged a usurious rate on a credit card, the statute of limitations is hereby changed to 30 days.