Credit card issuers would be barred from penalizing
"Nothing could be more bizarre than punishing people for paying on
Rep. Kennedy said his Credit Card Consumer Protection Act also would:
Allow a customer to cancel a card and pay off the balance at the
Prohibit penalizing customers for a transaction that exceeds a credit
Require "clear and conspicuous" disclosure of the permanent interest
Lamar Smith, Visa USA's senior vice president for government relations,
"I would be very surprised if the House Banking Committee were to act on